Famous Physicists Birthday, Biography & Family

Charles Hard Townes

Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist and inventor. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research, career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 28 July 1915 American

Isidor Isaac Rabi

Isidor Isaac Rabi was a Poland-born American physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1944. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, research career and timeline.

Born: 29 July 1898 American

Ernest Lawrence

Ernst Lawrence was an American nuclear scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 08 August 1901 American

Walter Houser Brattain

Walter Houser Brattain was an American physicist who jointly received the ‘Nobel Prize in Physics’ in 1956. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 10 February 1902 American

Tsung-Dao Lee

Tsung-Dao Lee is a distinguished Chinese-American physicist, who received the ‘Nobel Prize in Physics’ in 1957. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 24 November 1926 American

Albert Abraham Michelson

Albert Abraham Michelson was the first American scientist who received the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work on finding the speed of light. This biography profiles his childhood, life, career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 19 December 1852 American

Robert Andrews Millikan

Robert Andrews Millikan was an eminent American experimental physicist who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923 for his work on photoelectric effect. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 22 March 1868 American

Julian Schwinger

Julian Seymour Schwinger was an American theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 12 February 1918 American

Luis Walter Alvarez

Luis Alvarez was a famous American physicist who proposed the theory that dinosaurs faced extinction owing to an asteroid impact. To know more about his childhood, career, profile and timeline read on

Born: 13 June 1911 American

Eugene Paul

Eugene Paul 'E. P.' Wigner was a Hungarian American theoretical physicist and mathematician. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, research, achievements and timeline.

Born: 17 November 1902 American