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Theoretical physicist Biographies
Every archived life recorded as theoretical physicist, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Albert Einstein
March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955
Theoretical physicist who reshaped our understanding of space, time, and energy
Contemporary era
Stephen Hawking
January 8, 1942 – March 14, 2018
Cosmologist who mapped black holes from a wheelchair
Modern era
Max Planck
April 23, 1858 – October 4, 1947
German theoretical physicist (1858–1947)
Modern era
Werner Heisenberg
December 5, 1901 – February 1, 1976
German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976)
Modern era
Erwin Schrodinger
August 12, 1887 – January 4, 1961
Austrian physicist (1887–1961)
Modern era
Paul Dirac
August 8, 1902 – October 20, 1984
British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
Modern era
Wolfgang Pauli
April 25, 1900 – December 15, 1958
Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)
Modern era
Enrico Fermi
September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954
Italian–American physicist (1901–1954)
Modern era
J. Robert Oppenheimer
April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
Modern era
Abdus Salam
January 29, 1926 – November 21, 1996
Theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
Modern era
Peter Higgs
May 29, 1929 – April 8, 2024
British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)
Modern era
Munir Ahmad Khan
May 20, 1926 – April 22, 1999
Pakistani physicist
Modern era
Riazuddin
November 10, 1930 – September 9, 2013
Pakistani nuclear physicist (1930–2013)
Modern era
Hendrik Lorentz
July 18, 1853 – February 4, 1928
Dutch physicist (1853–1928)
Modern era
Edward Teller
January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003
Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist (1908–2003)
Modern era
Freeman Dyson
December 15, 1923 – February 28, 2020
Theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020)
Modern era
Murray Gell-Mann
September 15, 1929 – May 24, 2019
American physicist (1929–2019)
Modern era
Steven Weinberg
May 3, 1933 – July 23, 2021
American theoretical physicist (1933-2021)
Modern era
John Archibald Wheeler
July 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008
American physicist (1911-2008)
Contemporary era
Michio Kaku
b. January 24, 1947
U.S.-American theoretical physicist, futurist and author (1947-)
Modern era
Hideki Yukawa
January 23, 1907 – September 8, 1981
Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981)