# Nobel Prize in Physics laureates from 1901 to 1909

Every Nobel Prize in Physics laureate between 1901 and 1909, with the year and the Nobel Foundation's official citation. Which discovery do you think mattered most?

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- Oct 14, 2019 · sofia_noscope
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## Top 13

1. **Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1901. In recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him.
2. **Hendrik Antoon Lorentz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1902. In recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena.
3. **Pieter Zeeman** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1902. In recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena.
4. **Antoine Henri Becquerel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1903. In recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity.
5. **Pierre Curie** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1903. In recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel.
6. **Marie Curie** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1903. In recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel.
7. **Lord Rayleigh** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1904. For his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies.
8. **Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1905. For his work on cathode rays.
9. **Joseph John Thomson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1906. In recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases.
10. **Albert Abraham Michelson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1907. For his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid.
11. **Gabriel Lippmann** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1908. For his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference.
12. **Guglielmo Marconi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1909. In recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.
13. **Karl Ferdinand Braun** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1909. In recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.

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