The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded 119 times to 230 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2025. John Bardeen is the only laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice, in 1956 and 1972. This means that a total of 229 individuals have received the Nobel Prize in Physics. Click on the links to get more information.
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Nobel Prize in Physics 1919
“for his discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1918
“in recognition of the services he rendered to the advancement of Physics by his discovery of energy quanta”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1917
“for his discovery of the characteristic Röntgen radiation of the elements”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1916
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1915
“for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1914
“for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1913
“for his investigations on the properties of matter at low temperatures which led, inter alia, to the production of liquid helium”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1912
“for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1911
“for his discoveries regarding the laws governing the radiation of heat”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1910
“for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids”