List of theoretical physicists explained
The following is a partial list of notable theoretical physicists. Arranged by century of birth, then century of death, then year of birth, then year of death, then alphabetically by surname. For explanation of symbols, see Notes at end of this article.
- Kaṇāda (6th century BCE or 2nd century BCE)
- Thales (c. 624 – c. 546 BCE)
- Pythagoras^* (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE)
- Democritus° (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE)
- Aristotle‡ (384–322 BCE)
- Archimedesº* (c. 287 – c. 212 BCE)
- Ptolemy (c. 100 – c. 170 AD)
- Hypatia^ªº (c. 350–370; died 415 AD)
15th–16th century
16th century and 16th–17th centuries
17th century
17th–18th centuries
18th century
18th–19th centuries
19th century
19th–20th centuries
20th century
20th–21st century
Fictional theoretical physicists
See also
Notes
* Experimentalist also
º Astronomer, astrophysicist or cosmologist also
^ Developed new mathematics
† Contributed to chemistry
‡ Contributed to biology
ª Women in theoretical physics
