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Teller, Edward (1908-2003), an American physicist, became known as the father of the hydrogen bomb. His work in nuclear physics helped lead to the development of the H-bomb in 1952.
Maiman, Theodore (1927-2007), an American physicist, designed and operated the first laser in 1960. Lasers, which produce a narrow, intense beam of… More>>
Schawlow, Arthur Leonard (1921-1999), an American physicist, helped develop the laser. He shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1981 with Nicolaas… More>>
Glaser, Donald Arthur (1926-...), an American physicist, won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1960 for inventing the bubble chamber. This device is a… More>>
Mayer, Maria Goeppert, MY uhr, mah REE ah GOH puhrt (1906-1972), a German-born physicist, shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in physics with J. Hans… More>>
Yang, yahng, Chen Ning (1922-...), a Chinese-born physicist, shared the 1957 Nobel Prize in physics with Tsung Dao Lee (see Lee, Tsung Dao). They… More>>
Taylor, Joseph Hooton, Jr. 
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