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Nobel Prize in Physics laureates from 1901 to 1909

The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen · Hendrik Antoon Lorentz · Pieter Zeeman. (Updated Oct 14, 2019.)

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?

sofia_noscope · · 13 items · 0 votes · 4 comments

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    Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

    1901. In recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him.

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    Hendrik Antoon Lorentz

    1902. In recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena.

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    Pieter Zeeman

    1902. In recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena.

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    Antoine Henri Becquerel

    1903. In recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity.

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    Pierre Curie

    1903. In recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel.

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    Marie Curie

    1903. In recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel.

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    Lord Rayleigh

    1904. For his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies.

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    Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard

    1905. For his work on cathode rays.

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    Joseph John Thomson

    1906. In recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases.

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    Albert Abraham Michelson

    1907. For his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid.

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    Gabriel Lippmann

    1908. For his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference.

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    Guglielmo Marconi

    1909. In recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.

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    Karl Ferdinand Braun

    1909. In recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.

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Ángel H. · Español

Pierre y Marie Curie con Becquerel, la radiactividad.

cinefilo87 · Español

Marie Curie, la primera mujer en ganar un Nobel.

Abril Herrera · Español

Marconi compartiendo premio con Braun por la radio.

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