The top 20 greatest physicists are Einstein, Galileo, Newton, Hawking, Dirac, Bohr, Planck, Feynman, Faraday, Schrodinger, Yang Zhenning and Madame Curie. John Bardeen, John Bell, Archimedes, Copernicus, Pierre Curie, Geraldhoff, Hubble, Kepler.

1, Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879.3.14-1955.4.18) is a Jewish physicist. 1879 was born in a Jewish family in Ulm, Germany (both parents are Jews). 1900 graduated from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and became a Swiss citizen. 1905 received a doctorate from the University of Zurich. Einstein put forward the photon hypothesis and successfully explained the photoelectric effect, so he won the 192 1 year Nobel Prize in physics. In the same year, he founded the special theory of relativity. General relativity was founded in 19 15.

2. Galileo

Galileo (1564- 1642). Italian mathematician, physicist, astronomer and pioneer of scientific revolution. Galileo invented the pendulum needle and thermometer, which made great contributions to mankind in science and was one of the founders of modern experimental science.

3. Newton

Sir isaac newton (1643 65438+1October 4th-1727 March 3rd1), chairman of the Royal Society, a famous British physicist, is an encyclopedic "all-rounder" and author of Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and Optics.

4. Hawking

Stephen william hawking (1942 65438+1October 8th), CH (Lord of Honor), CBE (Commander of the British Empire), FRS (Member of the Royal Society) and FRSA (Member of the Royal Society of Art) are among the greatest physicists in modern times. They are very clever.