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