physicists
Study fundamental forces
Physicists are scientists who study physics—the fundamental nature of matter, energy, space, and time.
They investigate everything from subatomic particles to the structure of the universe.
Some work theoretically, developing mathematical models; others conduct experiments.
The physicists at CERN discovered the Higgs boson.
Byword for genius
- CurieRadioactivity research dynasty
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- BohrDanish nuclear science surname
- HeisenbergGerman quantum theorist
Feynman · Schrödinger · Dirac · Maxwell · Planck · Rutherford · Fermi · Oppenheimer
Mathematical equality statements
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- relativityHow observers differ
- string theoryFilament-based particle framework
field theory · symmetry · topology · supersymmetry · duality · invariants · abstraction · predictions
Coexisting in multiple states
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
coherence · decoherence · quantization · Planck · Heisenberg · Schrödinger · qubit · quantum computing
Study of universal structure
- black holesRegions of inescapable gravity
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
nebulae · supernova · quasars · redshift · big bang · cosmic rays · exoplanets · pulsars
Fundamental hadron components
- leptonsFundamental particles, not quarks
- bosonsInteger-spin subatomic particles
- fermionsHalf-spin matter constituents
- hadronsQuark-containing composite particles
neutrinos · muons · gluons · Higgs · antiparticles · positrons · baryons · colliders
Facility for scientific investigation
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- apparatusEquipment for a task
- dataFacts for analysis
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precision · accuracy · instrumentation · detectors · observation · replication · empirical · procedure
Nuclear breakup releasing energy
- fusionJoining into unity
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- radioactivitySpontaneous nuclear decay
- isotopesAtomic number twins
chain reaction · neutrons · half-life · uranium · plutonium · radiation · critical mass · enrichment
Einstein
Byword for genius
- CurieRadioactivity research dynasty
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- BohrDanish nuclear science surname
Feynman · Heisenberg · Schrödinger · Dirac · Maxwell · Planck · Rutherford · Fermi · Oppenheimer · Born
equations
Mathematical equality statements
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- modelsScaled representations or fashion workers
- relativityHow observers differ
string theory · field theory · symmetry · topology · supersymmetry · duality · invariants · abstraction · predictions · unification
superposition
Coexisting in multiple states
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- wavefunctionQuantum state's mathematical representation
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
tunneling · coherence · decoherence · quantization · Planck · Heisenberg · Schrödinger · qubit · quantum computing · quantum mechanics
cosmology
Study of universal structure
- black holesRegions of inescapable gravity
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
galaxies · nebulae · supernova · quasars · redshift · big bang · cosmic rays · exoplanets · pulsars · gravitational waves
quarks
Fundamental hadron components
- leptonsFundamental particles, not quarks
- bosonsInteger-spin subatomic particles
- fermionsHalf-spin matter constituents
hadrons · neutrinos · muons · gluons · Higgs · antiparticles · positrons · baryons · colliders · CERN
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- apparatusEquipment for a task
- dataFacts for analysis
calibration · precision · accuracy · instrumentation · detectors · observation · replication · empirical · procedure · control
fission
Nuclear breakup releasing energy
- fusionJoining into unity
- reactorControlled fission apparatus
- radioactivitySpontaneous nuclear decay
isotopes · chain reaction · neutrons · half-life · uranium · plutonium · radiation · critical mass · enrichment · gamma rays
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- Berlin figurespoliticians, chancellors, political figures, urban planners
- Jewish livesrabbis, survivors, Jewish scholars, Jewish women, cantors
- Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project, Los Alamos, Trinity test, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer
- Mars mission jobsmission planners, astrobiologists, orbital mechanics
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
physicistsbiologists
Scientists studying living things
chemists · psychologists · sociologists · economists · geologists
physicistsmystics
Spiritual insight seekers
spiritualists · faith healers · astrologers · shamans · psychics
physicistsengineers
Technical problem solvers
technicians · mechanics · craftsmen · tradespeople · laborers
- theoretical physicistsScientists exploring nature through mathematics
- nuclear physicistsResearchers of atomic nuclei
- particle physicistScientist studying subatomic constituents
- quantum physicistScientist studying subatomic phenomena
- German physicistScientist from Germany