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* [[Enrico Fermi]], who constructed the first artificial [[nuclear reactor]]
* [[Enrico Fermi]], who constructed the first artificial [[nuclear reactor]]
* [[Richard Feynman]], a boisterous personality and a prolific researcher
* [[Richard Feynman]], a boisterous personality and a prolific researcher
* [[Paul Dirac]], theoretical physicist, major contributor to quantum mechanics
* [[Werner Heisenberg]], discoverer of the [[uncertainty principle]]
* [[Neils Bohr]], major contributor to quantum mechanics

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A physicist is a scientist who focuses their studies on the subject of physics. Physicists endeavor to increase human understanding of the way in which the world works through empirical study of the universe. Physicists be broadly characterized at experimental physicists, who conduct experiments, and theoretical physicists, who endeavor to create models that match observed data or predict as-yet-undiscovered phenomena.

Some well-known physicists include: