- Nobel Prize winners by category (physics)
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▪ TableTR class="oec_even"> ss="oec_even">year name country* achievement1902 Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon The Netherlands investigation of the influence of magnetism on radiation1904 Rayleigh (of Terling Place), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron (Rayleigh, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron) U.K. discovery of argon1910 Waals, Johannes Diederik van der The Netherlands research concerning the equation of state of gases and liquids1912 Dalén, Nils Sweden invention of automatic regulators for lighting coastal beacons and light buoys1913 Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike The Netherlands investigation into the properties of matter at low temperatures; production of liquid helium1919 Stark, Johannes Germany discovery of the Doppler effect in positive ion rays and division of spectral lines in an electric field1929 duc (duke) de (Broglie, Louis-Victor, 7e duc de) France discovery of the wave nature of electrons1937 Davisson, Clinton Joseph U.S. experimental demonstration of the interference phenomenon in crystals irradiated by electronsThomson, Sir George Paget U.K. experimental demonstration of the interference phenomenon in crystals irradiated by electrons1938 Fermi, Enrico Italy disclosure of artificial radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation1944 Rabi, Isidor Isaac U.S. resonance method for registration of various properties of atomic nuclei1948 Blackett, Patrick M.S. (Blackett, Patrick M.S., Baron Blackett of Chelsea) U.K. discoveries in the domain of nuclear physics and cosmic radiation1950 Powell, Cecil Frank U.K. photographic method of studying nuclear processes; discoveries concerning mesons1951 Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas U.K. work on transmutation of atomic nuclei by accelerated particlesWalton, Ernest Thomas Sinton Ireland work on transmutation of atomic nuclei by accelerated particles1962 Landau, Lev Davidovich U.S.S.R. contributions to the understanding of condensed states of matter1963 Jensen, J. Hans D. West Germany development of the shell model theory of the structure of atomic nuclei1964 Basov, Nikolay Gennadiyevich U.S.S.R. work in quantum electronics leading to construction of instruments based on maser-laser principlesProkhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaylovich U.S.S.R. work in quantum electronics leading to construction of instruments based on maser-laser principlesTownes, Charles Hard U.S. work in quantum electronics leading to construction of instruments based on maser-laser principlesTomonaga Shin'ichiro (Tomonaga Shin'ichirō) Japan basic principles of quantum electrodynamics1970 Alfvén, Hannes Sweden work in magnetohydrodynamics and in antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetismNéel, Louis-Eugène-Félix France work in magnetohydrodynamics and in antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism1977 Anderson, Philip W. U.S. contributions to understanding the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solidsMott, Sir Nevill F. U.K. contributions to understanding the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solidsVan Vleck, John H. U.S. contributions to understanding the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solidsPenzias, Arno U.S. discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing support for the big-bang theoryWilson, Robert Woodrow U.S. discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing support for the big-bang theory1979 Glashow, Sheldon Lee U.S. unification of electromagnetism and the weak interactions of subatomic particlesSalam, Abdus Pakistan unification of electromagnetism and the weak interactions of subatomic particlesWeinberg, Steven U.S. unification of electromagnetism and the weak interactions of subatomic particles1980 Cronin, James Watson U.S. demonstration of simultaneous violation of both charge-conjugation and parity-inversion symmetriesFitch, Val Logsdon U.S. demonstration of simultaneous violation of both charge-conjugation and parity-inversion symmetriesSiegbahn, Kai Manne Börje Sweden electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis1983 Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan U.S. contributions to understanding the evolution and devolution of stars1984 Meer, Simon van der The Netherlands discovery of subatomic particles W and Z, which supports the electroweak theory1985 Klitzing, Klaus von West Germany discovery of the quantized Hall effect, permitting exact measurements of electrical resistance1989 Dehmelt, Hans Georg U.S. development of methods to isolate atoms and subatomic particles for studyPaul, Wolfgang West Germany development of methods to isolate atoms and subatomic particles for study1999 Hooft, Gerardus 't The Netherlands study of the quantum structure of electroweak interactions2000 Alferov, Zhores I. (Alferov, Zhores) Russia development of fast semiconductors for use in microelectronics2001 Cornell, Eric A. U.S. achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms; early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensatesKetterle, Wolfgang Germany achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms; early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensatesWieman, Carl E. U.S. achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms; early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates2003 Abrikosov, Alexei A. (Abrikosov, Alexey A.) U.S. discoveries regarding superconductivity and superfluidity at very low temperaturesGinzburg, Vitaly L. (Ginzburg, Vitaly Lazarevich) Russia discoveries regarding superconductivity and superfluidity at very low temperaturesLeggett, Anthony J. U.S. discoveries regarding superconductivity and superfluidity at very low temperatures2006 Mather, John C. U.S. discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiationSmoot, George F. U.S. discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation2008 Kobayashi Makoto Japan discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in natureMaskawa Toshihide Japan discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature*Nationality given is the citizenship of recipient at the time award was made. Prizes may be withheld or not awarded in years when no worthy recipient can be found or when the world situation (e.g., World Wars I and II) prevents the gathering of information needed to reach a decision.See as table:
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Universalium. 2010.