Famous Physicists Birthday, Biography & Family

Aage Niels Bohr

Aage Niels Bohr was a Nobel Prize winning nuclear physicist. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 19 June 1922 Danish

Inge Lehmann

Inge Lehmann was a Danish seismologist who discovered the fact that the core of the Earth was solid. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 13 May 1888 Danish

Ole Rømer

Ole Rømer was born on 25 September 1644. He was Danish national and known as Astronomer, Physicist, Scientist, University.

Born: 25 September 1644 Danish

Lene Hau

Lene Hau was born on 13 November 1959. He was Danish national and known as Physicist, University teacher.

Born: 13 November 1959 Danish

Hendrik Lorentz

Hendrik Lorentz was a Nobel Prize winning physicist. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 18 July 1853 Dutch

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was a Dutch physicist who won Nobel Prize in 1913. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 21 September 1853 Dutch

Fritz Zernike

Fritz Zernike, also known as Fredrik Zernike, was a Dutch mathematician and physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 16 July 1888 Dutch

Martinus J. G. Veltman

Martinus J. G. Veltman is a Dutch theoretical physicist, known for his work on re-normalization of Yang–Mills theories. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research & academic career, achievements and timeline.

Born: 27 June 1931 Dutch

Simon Van Der Meer

Simon van der Meer was a Dutch physicist who made revolutionary contributions to the field of particle physics. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Born: 24 November 1925 Dutch

Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals

Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch scientist and theoretical physicist who won a Nobel Prize in physics. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research, achievements and timeline.

Born: 23 November 1837 Dutch