Physicist

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A physicist is a scientist who focuses their studies on the subject of physics. Physicists endeavor to increase human understanding of the way in which the world works through empirical study of the universe. Physicists can be broadly characterized as experimental physicists, who conduct experiments, and theoretical physicists, who endeavor to create mathematical models that match observed data or predict as-yet-undiscovered phenomena.

Some well-known physicists include: