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 1929
“for his discovery of the wave nature of electrons”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1928
“for his work on the thermionic phenomenon and especially for the discovery of the law named after him”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1927
“for his discovery of the effect named after him”
“for his method of making the paths of electrically charged particles visible by condensation of vapour”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1926
“for his work on the discontinuous structure of matter, and especially for his discovery of sedimentation equilibrium”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1925
“for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1924
“for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1923
“for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1922
“for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1921
“for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1920
“in recognition of the service he has rendered to precision measurements in Physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys”