2. (Biol.) A believer in the theory that the fundamental phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical and physical principles; -- opposed to vitalist. [ 1913 Webster ]
[马赫 / 馬赫, Mǎ hèㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄜˋ] Mach (name); Ernst Mach (1838-1916), German physicist; Mach (aeronautics), unit of speed based on speed of sound = 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr#16633
[霍金, Huò jīnㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄣ] Hawkins or Hawking; Stephen Hawking (1942-), British physicist and author of A Brief History of Time 時間簡史|时间简史, See Also: 時間簡史, 时间简史#32648
[钱学森 / 錢学森, Qián Xué sēnㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄣ] Tsien Hsue-shen or Qian Xuesen (1911-), US trained Chinese physicist and rocket scientist, returned to PRC in 1955 as leader of rocket and nuclear projects#39504
[赫兹 / 赫茲, Hè zīㄏㄜˋ ㄗ] Hertz (name); Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894), German physicist and meteorologist, pioneer of electromagnetic radiation; Herz (Hz) or cycles per second, unit of frequency#53376
[李建成, Lǐ Jiàn chéngㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ] Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变; Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy, See Also: 唐高祖李淵, 唐高祖李渊, 李世民, 玄武門之變, 玄武门之变#58543
[麦克斯韦 / 麥克斯韋, Mài kè sī wéiㄇㄞˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ] Maxwell (name); James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Scottish physicist and mathematician, the originator of Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism and electromagnetic waves#85183
[法拉第, Fǎ lā dìㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄚ ㄉㄧˋ] Faraday (name); Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity#85715
[韦格纳 / 韋格納, Wéi gé nàㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄚˋ] Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of continental drift; also written 魏格納|魏格纳, See Also: 魏格納, 魏格纳#243464
[里克特, Lǐ kè tèㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄊㄜˋ] Richter (name); Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985), US physicist and seismologist, after whom the Richter scale is named#254356
[阿普尔顿 / 阿普爾頓, Ā pǔ ěr dùnㄚ ㄆㄨˇ ㄦˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ] Appleton (name); Sir Edward Appleton (1892-1965), British physicist, Nobel laureate who discovered the ionosphere#319182