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9.5 Brilliant

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Richard Feynman

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9.4 Brilliant

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Enrico Fermi

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9.3 Brilliant

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Murray Gell-Mann

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8.9 Excellent

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8.8 Excellent

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8.6 Excellent

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8.5 Excellent

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8.4 Excellent

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8.3 Excellent

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7.8 Very Good

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7.7 Very Good

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7.6 Very Good

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7.6 Very Good

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Leon Lederman

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7.6 Very Good

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Samuel Ting

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Physics Academic Theoretical Physics Nobel Prize

7.5 Very Good

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Martinus Veltman

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Peter Debye

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