Here are a couple of well-known independent physics researchers: Julian Barbour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Barbour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jul

Here are a couple of well-known independent physics researchers: Julian Barbour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Barbour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Barbour Garrett Lisi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Garrett_Lisi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Garrett_Lisi Lisi runs an informal hostel for physics collaboration at his home in Hawaii: http://www.pacificscienceinstitute.org/ http://www.pacificscienceinstitute.org/