Physics

Matter, energy, and the workings of the universe.

People in Physics

16 profiles

Scientist

Marie Curie

Discovering polonium and radium.

Physicist

Albert Einstein

Developing the theory of relativity.

Physicist

Isaac Newton

Formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Physicist

Pierre Curie

Discovering polonium and radium with Marie Curie.

Physicist

Stephen Hawking

Predicting that black holes emit radiation.

Physicist

Satyendra Nath Bose

The particle statistics behind bosons and Bose–Einstein condensates.

Physicist

C. V. Raman

Discovering how scattered light reveals the molecules it meets.

Scientist

Jagadish Chandra Bose

Pioneering microwave experiments and measuring electrical responses in plants.

Physicist

Homi J. Bhabha

Building the institutions behind India’s nuclear programme.

Biophysicist

G. N. Ramachandran

Mapping how protein chains can fold and proposing collagen’s triple helix.

Scientist

Galileo Galilei

Using telescopic observations to challenge the Earth-centred universe.

Physicist

John Bardeen

Co-inventing the transistor and helping explain superconductivity.

Mathematician

Blaise Pascal

Advancing probability, pressure research and early mechanical calculation.

Scientist

Michael Faraday

Discovering electromagnetic induction, the basis of electric generators.

Physicist

Enrico Fermi

Leading the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

Physicist

Niels Bohr

Explaining atomic energy levels and helping establish quantum physics.