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Physicists and their major contributions

Principle of buoyancy; Principle of the lever

Law of inertia

Wave theory of light

Universal law of gravitation; Laws of motion; Reflecting telescope

Laws of electromagnetic induction

Electromagnetic theory; Light-an electromagnetic wave

Generation of electromagnetic waves

Ultra short radio waves

X-rays

Electron

Discovery of radium and polonium; Studies on natural radioactivity

Explanation of photoelectric effect; Theory of relativity

Cosmic radiation

Measurement of electronic charge

Nuclear model of atom

Quantum model of hydrogen atom

Inelastic scattering of light by molecules

Wave nature of matter

Thermal ionisation

Quantum statistics

Exclusion principle

Controlled nuclear fission

Quantum mechanics; Uncertainty principle

Relativistic theory of electron; Quantum statistics

Expanding universe

Cyclotron

Neutron

Theory of nuclear forces

Cascade process of cosmic radiation

Theory of condensed matter; Liquid helium

r Chandrasekhar limit, structure and evolution of stars

Transistors; Theory of super conductivity

; Laser

Unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions

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