Contemporary Biographies in Physics features 32 profiles of notable people in the field of physics. the coverage is broad and includes figures such as nASA astrophysicist Alan P. Boss, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau, theoretical physicist Brian Greene, nobel prize winner Koshiba Masatoshi, astrophysicist Alica Soderberg, biophysicist Luca turin and many more. In addition, an appendix consisting of 10 historical biographies of “Great Physicists” is included, as well as geographical and personages indexes.