physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfi-zə-sist 
ˈfiz-sist
1
: a specialist in physics
2
archaic
: a person skilled in natural science
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In this thrilling work of speculative fiction, a quantum physicist is invited by a billionaire to participate in a secret project at a laboratory in Marfa, Texas.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The idea is attributed to Polish-American physicist Stanislaw Ulam, who worked on the development of the atomic bomb and proposed the general framework for NPP in 1946.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
How is a case study on the future of wildfires speaking to a love story between theoretical physicists?
—Laura Dave, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Nearly 200 years ago, the physicists Claude-Louis Navier and George Gabriel Stokes put the finishing touches on a set of equations that describe how fluids swirl.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The idea is attributed to Polish-American physicist Stanislaw Ulam, who worked on the development of the atomic bomb and proposed the general framework for NPP in 1946.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
How is a case study on the future of wildfires speaking to a love story between theoretical physicists?
—Laura Dave, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Nearly 200 years ago, the physicists Claude-Louis Navier and George Gabriel Stokes put the finishing touches on a set of equations that describe how fluids swirl.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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physicist
noun
phys·i·cist
ˈfiz-(ə-)səst
: a specialist in physics
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