Physics people
Paul Hewitt
American physicist and author of conceptual physics
Arthur Compton
American physicist responsible or modern experiment other than the photoelectric effect that proves the the particle nature of light
Aristotle
Ancient Greek philosopher who theorized that the earth was at the center of the universe
Charles Coulomb
French electron physicist who calculated the magnitude of the electrostatic force
Andre ampere
French physicist and mathematician after whom the unit of electric current is named
Jean Foucault
French physicist who accurately measured the speed of light in water slower than the speed of light in air
Gregor Ohm
German physicist who discovered the relationship between voltage, current and resistance
Alessandro Volta
Italian physicist after whom the unit of electrical potential is named
Galileo Galilei
Italian scientist studied falling bodies and created the scientific method
Nicolas Copernicus
Polish astronomer theorized that the earth travels around the sun
Albert Einstein
Father of modern physics. Won the 1921 Nobel prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect
Christian Huygens
Dutch mathematician/ astronomer/scientist who proposed an early wave theory Of light
Francis bacon
English philosopher and scientist credited with creating the scientific
Micheal Faraday
English sciencist whi discovered the relationship between the number of loops in a solneid and the strength of the induced magnetic field
Isaac Newton
Father of classical physics. Proposed an early particle theory of light
