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