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 1969
“for his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1968
“for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1967
“for his contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1966
“for the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1965
“for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1964
“for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1963
“for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles”
“for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1962
“for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1961
“for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons”
“for his researches concerning the resonance absorption of gamma radiation and his discovery in this connection of the effect which bears his name”
Nobel Prize in Physics 1960
“for the invention of the bubble chamber”