Physicists on Stamps From Around the World

I thought I'd start off with an obvious one. This one is obvious an Einstein stamp made in the British Virgin Islands in 2001. A handsome, younger Einstein was one I decided to showcase rather than the older post-WWII Einstein sometimes writing on chalkboards or sticking out his tongue. Einstein, of course, is one of the more popular physicists shown on stamps. He is shown from such diverse places as Zaire, Monaco, Zaire. The good old USA also throws their hat in the ring.

But what about other physicists? I thought I'd share with you five more of my favourites that have been immortalized through postage.

Nicholas Copernicas (1473-1543), USSR, 1975


Julius Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), Belgium, 2001


Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), France, 1962


Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Israel, 1997


Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japan, 2000

Source: Physicists on Stamps