The field of physics deals with the immutable laws that govern the entire universe. Some of the greatest names in this discipline include Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Niels Bohr, just to name a few.

Famous For: Maxwell’s theorem, Maxwell’s equations, Maxwell distribution, Maxwell’s demon, Maxwell’s discs, Maxwell speed distribution, and others Awards: Smith’s Prize (1854), Adams Prize (1857), …

Born: Nov 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland, then part of Russian Empire Died: Jul 4, 1934 (at age 66) in Passy, Haute-Savoie, France Nationality: French, Polish Famous For: Radioactivity, polonium, …

Born: Jan 8, 1942 in Oxford, England Nationality: British Famous For: black hole singularity theorems, Hawking radiation, and A Brief History of Time Awards: Albert Einstein Award (1978), Wolf Prize …

Born: Dec 25, 1642 in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England Died: Mar 20, 1727 (at age 84) in Kensington, Middlesex, England, Great Britain Nationality: English (later British) Famous For: …

Born: Apr 23, 1858 in Kiel, Duchy of Holstein Died: Oct 4, 1947 (at age 89) in Gottingen, Lower Saxony, Germany Nationality: German Famous For: Planck constant, Planck postulate and Planck's law of …

Born: Jul 28 (O.S Jul 18), 1635 in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England Died: Mar 3, 1703 (at age 67) in London, England Nationality: English Famous For: Hooke's law and Microscopy applied the word …

Born: Apr 25, 1874 in Palazzo Marescalchi, Bologna, Italy Died: Jul 20, 1937 (at age 63) in Rome, Italy Nationality: Italian Famous For: Radio Awards: Nobel Prize for Physics (1909) Guglielmo Marconi …

Born: Oct 7, 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark Died: Nov 18, 1962 (at age 77) in Copenhagen, Denmark Nationality: Danish Famous For: Electron configuration, Copenhagen interpretation, …

Born: Feb 18, 1745 in Como, Duchy of Milan (present-day Italy) Died: Mar 5, 1827 (at age 82) in Como, Lombardy-Venetia (present-day Italy) Nationality: Italian Famous For: Invention of the electric cell, …