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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Rather than treating quantum fluctuations as noise to be minimized, physicists are increasingly exploring ways to use them as functional tools.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Lloyd’s long and distinguished career as an inventor and entrepreneur included an early collaboration with Nobel Prize-winning physicist and Manhattan Project scientist Luis Alvarez at the former Radiation Laboratory, now the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
To date, particle physicists have produced less than 20 billionths of a gram of antimatter.
—Kai James, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
There are the top mathematicians in the world, top physicists in this world who are interacting with these tools and using them in important ways, but can these tools fundamentally make novel scientific discoveries on their own?
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Lloyd’s long and distinguished career as an inventor and entrepreneur included an early collaboration with Nobel Prize-winning physicist and Manhattan Project scientist Luis Alvarez at the former Radiation Laboratory, now the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
To date, particle physicists have produced less than 20 billionths of a gram of antimatter.
—Kai James, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
There are the top mathematicians in the world, top physicists in this world who are interacting with these tools and using them in important ways, but can these tools fundamentally make novel scientific discoveries on their own?
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026
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“Physicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist. Accessed 5 Jun. 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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