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Notable Nuclear Physicists
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Leader of the Manhattan Project, contributions to quantum mechanics and astrophysics
Paul Dirac
Development of quantum mechanics, prediction of the existence of antimatter
Werner Heisenberg
Formulation of quantum mechanics through matrix mechanics, uncertainty principle
Glenn T. Seaborg
Discovery of ten transuranium elements, advancements in actinide chemistry
Niels Bohr
Bohr model of the atom, understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics
Ernest Rutherford
Discovery of the concept of radioactive half-life, the discovery of the proton, and the differentiation between alpha and beta radiation
Otto Hahn
Discovery of nuclear fission of heavy nuclei, radiochemistry
Maria Goeppert Mayer
Development of the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus
Enrico Fermi
Development of the first nuclear reactor, contributions to quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics
Marie Curie
Discovery of radium and polonium, pioneering research on radioactivity
James Chadwick
Discovery of the neutron
Lise Meitner
Leading part in the discovery of nuclear fission, concept of the nuclear shell model
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