1. Physicist - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicist

Physicist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For the album by Devin Townsend, see Physicist (Devin Townsend album) Not to be confused with physician , a person who practices medicine. Physicists working in a government lab A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics . Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made ( particle physics ) to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole ( cosmology Contents Education Employment Honors and Awards See also ... edit Education This article or section deals primarily with North America and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article or discuss the issue on the talk page Most material a student encounters in the undergraduate physics curriculum is based on discoveries and insights of a century or more in the past. Newton’s laws of motion were formulated in the 17th century; Maxwell's equations , 19th century; and quantum mechanics , early 20th century. The undergraduate physics curriculum generally includes the following range of courses:

2. Famous Physicists American, the first American physicist; characterized two kinds of electric .. Russian, theoretical physicist and mathematician who contributed to the http://cnr2.kent.edu/~manley/physicists.html

Famous Physicists Classical Period William Gilbert English hypothesized that the Earth is a giant magnet Galileo Galilei Italian performed fundamental observations, experiments, and mathematical analyses in astronomy and physics; discovered mountains and craters on the moon, the phases of Venus, and the four largest satellites of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede Willebrod Snell Dutch discovered law of refraction (Snell's law) Blaise Pascal French discovered that pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every part of the fluid and to the walls of its container (Pascal's principle) Christiaan Huygens Dutch proposed a simple geometrical wave theory of light, now known as ``Huygen's principle''; pioneered use of the pendulum in clocks Robert Hooke English discovered Hooke's law of elasticity Sir Isaac Newton English developed theories of gravitation and mechanics, and invented differential calculus Daniel Bernoulli Swiss developed the fundamental relationship of fluid flow now known as Bernoulli's principle Benjamin Franklin American the first American physicist; characterized two kinds of electric charge, which he named ``positive'' and ``negative''

3. Profession Jokes - Physicists Jokes about physicists and physics (part of the Profession Jokes site) http://www.workjoke.com/projoke25.htm

Previous: Mathematicians Next: Chemists Profession Jokes - Table of Contents David's Homepage Physicists You enter the laboratory and see an experiment. How will you know which class is it? If it's green and wiggles, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If it doesn't work, it's physics. Seen on the door to a light-wave lab: "CAUTION! Do not look into laser with remaining good eye." Absolute zero is cool. An engineer, a physicist, a mathematician, and a mystic were asked to name the greatest invention of all times. The engineer chose fire, which gave humanity power over matter. The physicist chose the wheel, which gave humanity the power over space. The mathematician chose the alphabet, which gave humanity power over symbols. The mystic chose the thermos bottle. "Why a thermos bottle?" the others asked. "Because the thermos keeps hot liquids hot in winter and cold liquids cold in summer." "Yes so what?" "Think about it." said the mystic reverently. That little bottle how does it know A hydrogen atom lost its electron and went to the police station to file a missing electron report. He was questioned by the police: "Haven't you just misplaced it somewhere? Are you sure that your electron is really lost?"

4. Physicists And Astronomers Scientific research and development services firms and the Federal Government employ over half of all physicists and astronomers. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos052.htm

window.onload = show_survey; Skip Navigation Links Latest Numbers U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov Search the Handbook BLS Home OOH Home Frequently Asked Questions A-Z Index ... Contact Us Printer-friendly version ( HTML PDF Physicists and Astronomers Nature of the Work Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement Employment Job Outlook ... Sources of Additional Information Significant Points Scientific research and development services firms and the Federal Government employ over half of all physicists and astronomers. Most jobs are in basic research, usually requiring a doctoral degree; master’s degree holders qualify for some jobs in applied research and development; bachelor’s degree holders often qualify as research assistants or for other physics-related occupations, such as technicians. Applicants may face competition for basic research positions due to limited funding; however, those with a background in physics or astronomy may have good opportunities in related occupations. Nature of the Work About this section Back to Top Physicists and astronomers conduct research to understand the nature of the universe and everything in it. These researchers observe, measure, interpret, and develop theories to explain celestial and physical phenomena using mathematics. From the vastness of space to the infinitesimal scale of subatomic particles, they study the fundamental properties of the natural world and apply the knowledge gained to design new technologies.

5. Famous Physicists And Astronomers Several pages containing brief biography and accomplishments. http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/index.html

Famous Physicists and Astronomers Niels Bohr Max Born Louis de Broglie Nicolaus Copernicus ... If you want to see all click here The information on this web page was taken from various sources. We do not have copyrigt on it. If you have any questions, please send e-mail to D.Paar at dpaar@phy.hr

6. Pictures Of Physicists Pictures and drawings of famous physicists, a comprehensive collection. http://th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/~jr/portraits.html

Pictures of Famous Physicists The complete Picture Gallery (351 pictures, text-based version, alphabetically sorted) Thumbnail-enhanced showrooms of the gallery Pre-20th century (32 pictures) Pioneers of Quantum Theory (20 pictures) Theoreticians (35 pictures) Experimentalists (part 1) (24 pictures) Experimentalists (part 2) (24 pictures) Nobel prize 1971-1980 (25 pictures) Nobel prize 1981-1990 (23 pictures) Nobel prize since 1991 (13 pictures) Albert Einstein (63 pictures) Group photographs (24 pictures) The Nobel Prize winners in physics 1901-1998 (some pictures are still missing) Black-and-white drawings of physicists by I. Waloschek (53 pictures) Physics-related postage stamps 1111 pictures! Portraits from the other side of science (6 pictures) Visit the AIP Center for History of Physics A few more more pictures found at St. Andrews /Scotland Last modified: June 7, 2007 jr th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de Joachim Reinhardt

7. Images Of Physicists A page containing images of many Chemists, as well as physicists, is maintained by John L. Park of Diamond Bar High School, and may be found here. http://hep.ucsb.edu/people/hnn/physicists.html

Harry Nelson HEP People HEP Physics ... Image links start about one page down Other Resources The American Institute of Physics maintains an informative site on the History of Physics here . Among the resources available there is the , a collection of over 25,000 images of scientists, some of which are available online. An excellent site of images maintained in Frankfurt, Germany by Joachim Reinhardt is here . Some images from that site are available on this page. A very nice searchable site of images is maintained at Caltech, here . Some links to Caltech images are available from this page. A page containing images of many Chemists, as well as Physicists, is maintained by John L. Park of Diamond Bar High School, and may be found here Concise biographical and scientific information on many of the physicists whose images are linked to this page may be found on a West Chester University site, here Large are usually JPEG format; width by height is in pixels. Thumbnail are usually GIF format, always 100 pixels wide. (note: this site was started in 1994 or so, as an exercise; I think that some of the sites above have become more developed than this one. In any case, I don't actively update this site much anymore. hn)

8. AAPM: The American Association Of Physicists In Medicine The American Association of physicists in Medicine is a member society concerned with the topics of medical physics, radiation oncology, imaging physics, http://www.aapm.org/

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9. Physicists On The Money A page about physicists honored by having their picture on currency in many countries around the world. http://www2.physics.umd.edu/~redish/Money/

Physicists on the Money Physicists have been honored by having their picture on currency in many countries around the world. Some are shown in small images below. Click on the colored text to view or down load a larger copy of the image. Abu Nasr Al-Farabi (870-950) appears on the 1 Tenge note from Kazakhstan. A scholar in many areas, including philosophy, linguistics, logic, and music. He also wrote about the nature of science and argued for the existence of the vacuum (empty space). For a brief bio click here . (26 K) Kristian Birkeland (1867-1917) appears on the Norwegian 200 Kroner note. Birkeland was a pioneer in studying the magnetic field of the earth and the aurora borealis. He made the suggestion that the aurora were caused by charges emitted by the sun being guided into the earth's atmosphere by the earth's magnetic field. An apparatus of his simulating this effect is shown on the bill at the left. For a brief bio click here . For a great site on the aurora

10. National Society Of Black Physicists - Promoting The Professional Well-being Of physics physicists astronomy astronomers Black African American NSBP conference scientific community. http://www.nsbp.org/

Home Site Users Login Logout ... Contact NSBP Promoting the professional well-being of African American physicists and physics students within the international scientific community and within society at large. Latest Updates International Conference on Women in Physics Conference . This conference will address the severe under representation of women in physics and develop strategies to increase the number of women physicists worldwide. Learn More FAMU Physicists Discover Nanoscale Turbulence . Physicists at FAMU's Center for Plasma Science and Technology have found the first evidence of turbulent behavior in ionized gases at a lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds. Learn More NSBP Initiates Project To Increase Journal Access at HBCUs. APS and AIP offer free access in 2008 and low-priced access for 2009. Learn More Building Astronomy Capacity in Africa . NSBP has been awarded a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to fund students and faculty to participate in the NASSP program in South Africa. Learn More NSBP-Net Problem of the Week Funding Library Watch part of Global Reach...Universal Excellence

11. Summary Report Sample of reported job titles Health Physicist, Scientist, Research Scientist, . Examples include librarians, lawyers, aerospace engineers, physicists, http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/19-2012.00

About O*NET Learn more about the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). O*NET OnLine A Web application for job seekers, employment professionals, and others interested in exploring occupations through O*NET. Resource Center News and information about the O*NET program; and the source for O*NET products, including O*NET data, career exploration tools, and reports. Code Connector A Web application to assist workforce professionals in matching job titles to O*NET-SOC codes. More... Data Collection Program The continuing data collection program to populate and update the O*NET database. Training and Awareness Training, information sharing, and community building opportunities from the O*NET Knowledge Site. U.S. Department of Labor National leadership for O*NET development and implementation. Related Sites OnLine Help Home Occupation Quick Search: Updated 2006 Summary Report for: 19-2012.00 - Physicists Conduct research into the phases of physical phenomena, develop theories and laws on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply laws and theories to industry and other fields. Sample of reported job titles: Health Physicist, Scientist, Research Scientist, Physicist, Research Consultant, Research Physicist, Biophysics Scientist

12. Slashdot | Physicists Store, Retrieve A "Squeezed Vacuum" physicists Store, Retrieve a Squeezed Vacuum article related to Data Storage and Science. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/09/1740246&from=rss

13. The Canadian Association Of Physicists The premier association for physicists living in Canada (or who have any interest in physics) http://www.cap.ca/

14. Hispanicphysicists.org The site is the home web site of the National Society of Hispanic physicists. It is designed to contain the history and mission of the Society, http://www.hispanicphysicists.org/

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15. Physicists THE JOB physicists investigate and analyze various forms of energy, the structure and physical properties of matter, and the relationship between the two. http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occguide/PHYSICIS.HTM

California Employment Development Department Labor Market Information More Occupational Guides Employment Development Department Labor Market Information * * * This is NOT a job offer * * * The purpose of this occupational guide is to provide you with useful information to help you make career decisions. If you are searching for a job, please go to CalJobs (for jobs in California) OR JOBcentral (for jobs nationwide) More Occupational Guides Physicists California Occupational Guide Number 62 Interest Area 2 Note: This is NOT a job opening. The purpose of This California Occupational Guide is to provide you with useful information to help you make career decisions. If you are searching for a job, go to: CalJobs (for jobs in California) JOBcentral (for jobs nationwide) California Occupational Guides California Employment Development Department Labor Market Information More Occupational Guides

16. ScienceNOW -- Sign In It sounds like a headline from the spoof newspaper The Onion, but for physicists, this is actually an achievement Two teams have stored nothing in a puff http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/229/1?rss=1

17. Selected Papers Of Great American Physicists Selected Papers of Great American physicists on the web. http://www.aip.org/history/gap/

S ELECTED P APERS OF G REAT A MERICAN P HYSICISTS The Bicentennial Commemorative Volume of The American Physical Society 1976 Contents Preface by William A Fowler B ENJAMIN ... PDFs - Download M ore papers : go to Landmark Physical Review Papers (enter "Landmarks" in the Search box). More Info Sign up to find out when we put more exhibits online. Center for History of Physics Email: Phone: 301-209-3165 Click on Logo to Return to AIP Home Page American Institute of Physics One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3843 Email: aipinfo@aip.org Phone: 301-209-3100; Fax: 301-209-0843

18. Physicsworld.com Physicist wins byelection for US Congress Mar 10, 2008 Neuroimaging physicists (MRI and PET) at University of Cambridge - Cambridge, UK http://physicsworld.com/

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19. Physicists Probe The Fifth Dimension - Mysteries Of The Universe - MSNBC.com Scientists say extra dimensions would help explain some of the deepest mysteries of physics, and they re working on ways to prove whether or not they exist. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13070896/

Skip navigation Web MSNBC Science Space Gadgets Internet ... Innovation Categories U.S. news World news Politics Business ... Local news Browse Video Community Photos Today Show ... MSNBC TV Physicists probe the fifth dimension Can we prove realms exist beyond our plane ... or ‘brane’? Fermilab An animated image shows a collision between two subatomic particles embedded in our 3-D universe (or "brane"). The collision produces other particles, including a graviton that escapes from our brane into the extradimensional "bulk" that lies beyond. Alan Boyle Science editor MSNBC Alan Boyle Science editor Profile document.write('') E-mail document.write(''); SEATTLE - The cosmos would make perfect sense … if it turns out we're living in a 10- or 11-dimensional realm where gravity is bubbling off a different plane entirely. At least that's what's emerging as the hottest concept on the frontier of physics. Though these sound like virtually unverifiable claims, physicists are trying to come up with ways to gather evidence to back up or disprove the extradimensional theories currently in vogue. But it’ll take several years to get that evidence, if it can be gotten at all. The claim that the cosmos has more than the four dimensions we can perceive — that is, three spatial dimensions plus time — is exotic enough. But the quest to prove that claim brings in a virtual menagerie of mysteries: mini-black holes and dark matter, gravitational waves and cosmic inflation, super-high-energy particle collisions and ultra-powerful gamma-ray bursts.

20. Physicists And Engineers Search For New Dimension Researchers in the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech are exploring the possibility of an http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-03/vt-pae031008.php

Public release date: 10-Mar-2008 E-mail Article Contact: Catherine Doss cdoss@vt.edu Virginia Tech Physicists and engineers search for new dimension Blacksburg, Va. The universe as we currently know it is made up of three dimensions of space and one of time, but researchers in the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech are exploring the possibility of an extra dimension. Sound like an episode from the “Twilight Zone"” Almost, but not quite; according to John Simonetti, associate professor of physics in the College of Science and Michael Kavic, graduate student and one of the investigators on the project. “The idea we’re exploring is that the universe has an imperceptibly small dimension (about one billionth of a nanometer) in addition to the four that we know currently,” Kavic said. “This extra dimension would be curled up, in a state similar to that of the entire universe at the time of the Big Bang.” The group is looking for small primordial black holes that, when they explode, may produce a radio pulse that could be detected here on Earth. These black holes are called primordial because they were created a fraction of a second after the beginning of the universe. Black holes are expected to evaporate over time, losing mass and therefore shrinking. A black hole larger than the extra dimension would wrap around it like a thick rubber band wrapped around a hose. As a black hole shrinks down to the size of the extra dimension, it would be stretched so thin it would snap, causing an explosion.

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