6 lives in this collection worked in astrophysics, from 1877 to today. Each has a full course on their life and the mathematics and physics they made.
Often together with: nuclear physics, cosmology, general relativity. All fields
British mathematical physicist who founded the theory of gravitational instability and stellar dynamics, co-derived the Rayleigh–Jeans law, and became a leading popularizer of astronomy.
mathematical physics, astrophysics, stellar dynamics
Founder of the theory of stellar interiors, proposer of hydrogen fusion as the source of stellar energy, and leader of the 1919 eclipse test of general relativity.
astrophysics, stellar structure, general relativity
Physicist who explained alpha decay as quantum tunnelling, developed the hot Big Bang theory of element formation, posed the genetic coding problem and wrote the Mr Tompkins books.
nuclear physics, astrophysics, cosmology
Theoretical physicist who founded the Berkeley school of theory, co-authored the Born–Oppenheimer approximation and the first neutron-star and black-hole calculations, and directed the Los Alamos Laboratory.
theoretical physics, quantum mechanics, nuclear physics
Theoretical physicist who explained the nuclear reactions that power the stars, computed the Lamb shift, led the theory division at Los Alamos and became a leading voice for arms control.
nuclear physics, astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics
Astrophysicist who derived the maximum mass of white dwarfs and wrote definitive theories of stellar dynamics, radiative transfer, fluid stability and black holes.
astrophysics, stellar structure, stellar dynamics