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One who studies the science of [[physics]] is called a "'''physicist'''".  
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A '''physicist''' is someone who studies the science of [[physics]]. The etymology of the word derives from its roots of "physic" (the science of properties of matter or energy) and the English suffix "ist" meaning "one who does, one who is skilled in."<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physicist Merriam-Webster - Physicist]</ref>
 
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The routes of this word include "physic" (the science of properties of matter or energy) and the English suffix "ist" meaning "one who does, one who is skilled in."
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Some famous Physicists include :
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Some famous physicists include :
 
* [[Albert Einstein]]     
 
* [[Albert Einstein]]     
 
* [[Enrico Fermi]]
 
* [[Enrico Fermi]]
* [[Richard Oppenheimer]]
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* [[Robert Oppenheimer]]
* [[Isaac Newton]] (?)
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* [[Isaac Newton]]
* [[James Clark Maxwell]]
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* [[Stephen Hawking]]
* [[Max Plank]]
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* [[Abdus Salam]]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:10, September 26, 2018

A physicist is someone who studies the science of physics. The etymology of the word derives from its roots of "physic" (the science of properties of matter or energy) and the English suffix "ist" meaning "one who does, one who is skilled in."[1]

Some famous physicists include :

References

  1. Merriam-Webster - Physicist