Home›Physics›Field›AstrophysicsBrowse ByAstrophysicsThis dimension names the field a scientist is remembered for even when their own career spanned much more. Wikipedia notes that Thales "was arguably the first scientist for describing how cosmic events may be seen as natural, not necessarily caused by gods," a single insight that defines his legacy above all else. Browsing this way collects every scientist remembered chiefly for the same field.AstrophysicsComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)AstrophysicsFilter Results18 entriesDisciplineAllAstronomy (1)Astrophysics (2)Cosmology (1)Mathematics (1)Physics (16)EraAll1905 (1)1908 (1)1911 (1)1915 (1)1926 (1)1931 (1)1933 (1)1935 (1)1940 (1)1942 (1)1943 (2)1947 (1)1950 (1)1952 (1)1957 (1)1965 (1)1966 (1)NationalityAllCanada (2)Germany (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (2)United Kingdom (2)United States (10)InstitutionAllAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (1)American Physical Society (3)Columbia University (2)Cornell University (1)King's College London (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (5)Max Planck Society (1)National Academy of Sciences (3)Princeton University (3)Royal Astronomical Society (1)University of California, San Diego (1)University of Chicago (1)University of Geneva (1)University of Tokyo (1)In GroupAllAstrophysics And Cosmology (10)Classical And Theoretical Physicists Since 1950 (2)Classical And Theoretical Physicists, 1900 to 1949 (3)Nuclear Physics (1)Other Physics (1)Particle And High-Energy Physics (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18Alan GuthAstrophysicsAndrea GhezAstrophysicsArthur B. McDonaldAstrophysicsBruno RossiAstrophysicsDidier QuelozAstrophysicsHannes AlfvénAstrophysicsJames PeeblesAstrophysicsJocelyn Bell BurnellAstrophysicsJohn Archibald WheelerAstrophysicsLeonard SusskindAstrophysicsLyman PageAstrophysicsMasatoshi KoshibaAstrophysicsMichel MayorAstrophysicsReinhard GenzelAstrophysicsRobert HofstadterAstrophysicsRoger PenroseAstrophysicsRussell A. HulseAstrophysicsSteven WeinbergAstrophysicsComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.