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Germany Iconic Physics Relativity

9.8 Brilliant

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Robert Koch

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9.7 Brilliant

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Max Planck

Max Planck was a German physicist whose groundbreaking work fundamentally shaped modern physics. He established quantum...

Germany Physics Academic Theoretical Physics

9.5 Brilliant

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Johannes Kepler

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9.3 Excellent

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Ernest Rutherford

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9.2 Excellent

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Wilhelm Rontgen

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8.9 Great

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Hans Bethe

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Germany Physics Nobel Prize 20TH Century

8.5 Great

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Fritz Haber

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Germany Nobel Prize Chemistry 20TH Century

8.4 Great

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Otto Hahn

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8.3 Great

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Emil Fischer

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Eric Kandel

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8.2 Great

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Paul Nurse

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7.8 Good

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Fred Hoyle

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7.8 Good

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Riccardo Giacconi

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7.7 Good

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Brian Schmidt

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7.7 Good

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Andrea Ghez

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7.7 Good

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Michel Mayor

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7.7 Good

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Meghnad Saha

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7.4 Good

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Raymond Davis

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7.4 Good

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Niels Jerne

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7.2 Good