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Iconic Physics Theoretical Physics Nobel Prize

9.4 Excellent

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Enrico Fermi

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Iconic Physics Nobel Prize Italy

9.3 Excellent

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Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford was a pioneering 20th-century physicist born in New Zealand. His groundbreaking experiments with alpha...

Physics New Zealand Nobel Prize 20TH Century

9.2 Excellent

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John Bardeen

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Physics Academic Nobel Prize Innovative

9.0 Excellent

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Astronomy Cosmology Space 20TH Century

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James Watson

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8.8 Great

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Pierre Curie

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Physics Research Nobel Prize Radioactivity

8.7 Great

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Henri Becquerel

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Physics Academic Nobel Prize Radioactivity

8.4 Great

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Arthur Compton

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Physics American Quantum Theory Nobel Prize

8.2 Great

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Glenn Seaborg

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Academic Nobel Prize Chemistry 20TH Century

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C. V. Raman

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Physics Academic India Optics

8.2 Great

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Marshall Nirenberg

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Nobel Prize Biology 20TH Century Pioneer

8.1 Great

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Nobel Prize Biology 20TH Century Pioneer

8.1 Great

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Robert Millikan

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Classical Physics Nobel Prize 20TH Century

7.9 Good

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Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

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Physics Academic Nobel Prize 20TH Century

7.9 Good

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Harold Urey

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Nobel Prize Chemistry 20TH Century Pioneer

7.8 Good

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F. Sherwood Rowland

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Nobel Prize Chemistry Discovery 20TH Century

7.5 Good

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John Clauser

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Physics Academic Nobel Prize 21ST Century

7.5 Good

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Konrad Bloch

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Academic Nobel Prize Biology 20TH Century

7.1 Good

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Academic Nobel Prize Chemistry 20TH Century

7.0 Good