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physicist

[fiz-uh-sist] / ˈfɪz ə sɪst /


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The following year, the State Department renamed the gathering after a now-retired U.S. nuclear physicist who helped advise the Iran deal negotiations.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

But in 1970, physicist Stephen Hawking proposed another possibility.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

He said he was "very busy" trying to balance caring with studying his A-levels, as he hopes to become a nuclear physicist, as well as supporting other young carers.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Binderbauer, an Austrian-born physicist who first came to the U.S. in high school, wants his company to stay neutral politically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

This law was discovered in 1787 by Jacques-Alexandre Charles, a French physicist already famous for being the first to fly aboard a hydrogen balloon.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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