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The 203 pages that link to Nobel Prize in Physics, each with the reason it gives.

• Hendrik LorentzNarrower topic: Lorentz and Zeeman received the 1902 prize for research on magnetic effects on radiation.

• Ernest LawrenceNarrower topic: Lawrence’s 1939 award placed the cyclotron among discoveries recognized as major advances in physics.

• Luis AlvarezNarrower topic: Alvarez received the 1968 prize for contributions to elementary-particle physics, especially hydrogen bubble chambers.

• Walter BrattainNarrower topic: Brattain shared the 1956 award with Bardeen and Shockley for semiconductor research and the transistor effect.

• Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharNarrower topic: The 1983 award recognized Chandrasekhar’s theoretical studies of the physical processes governing stars.

• François EnglertNarrower topic: Englert shared the 2013 award with Peter Higgs for the mechanism’s theoretical prediction.

• James FranckNarrower topic: The 1925 prize recognized Franck and Hertz for their experimental discovery of laws governing electron impact on atoms.

• Aage BohrNarrower topic: The 1975 award recognized Bohr, Mottelson, and Rainwater for nuclear-structure theory.

• C. V. RamanNarrower topic: Raman’s award placed his discovery among the field’s most internationally recognized achievements.

• FermilabNarrower topic: Fermilab's work contributed to Nobel-recognized discoveries, including the bottom quark and neutrino oscillations.

• Arthur AshkinNarrower topic: Ashkin received the 2018 award for optical tweezers and their application to biological systems.

• Gerd BinnigNarrower topic: Binnig received the 1986 prize alongside Rohrer and Ruska.

• Maria Goeppert MayerNarrower topic: Mayer's award placed her work among the field's most widely recognized achievements.

• Alexander ProkhorovNarrower topic: The 1964 award recognized Prokhorov, Basov, and Townes for quantum-electronics research.

• Claude Cohen-TannoudjiNarrower topic: The 1997 award recognized Cohen-Tannoudji's methods for manipulating atoms with light.

• David GrossNarrower topic: Gross, Wilczek, and Politzer received the 2004 award for asymptotic freedom.

• Hiroshi AmanoNarrower topic: The 2014 prize recognized Amano, Akasaki, and Nakamura for efficient blue LEDs.

• Horst Ludwig StörmerNarrower topic: The 1998 award recognized Störmer, Tsui, and Laughlin for discovering and explaining the effect.

• Ilya FrankNarrower topic: Frank received this award with Cherenkov and Tamm in 1958.

• Melvin SchwartzNarrower topic: Schwartz shared the 1988 prize with Lederman and Steinberger for their neutrino work.

• Patrick BlackettNarrower topic: Blackett received the 1948 prize for developing the cloud chamber and discovering the positron.

• Philipp LenardNarrower topic: The 1905 award recognized Lenard’s investigations of cathode rays.

• Pieter ZeemanNarrower topic: The 1902 prize jointly recognized Zeeman’s experiment and Lorentz’s explanation.

• Pyotr KapitsaNarrower topic: Kapitsa’s 1978 award placed his discoveries within the prize’s history of recognized physics.

• Vitaly GinzburgNarrower topic: Ginzburg received the 2003 award for pioneering work in superconductors and superfluids.

• Arthur B. McDonaldNarrower topic: The 2015 award recognized McDonald and Kajita for the discovery of neutrino oscillations.

• Bertram BrockhouseNarrower topic: Brockhouse shared the 1994 prize for developing neutron-scattering techniques.

• Charles H. TownesNarrower topic: Townes shared the 1964 award for foundational work on masers and lasers.

• Douglas OsheroffNarrower topic: The 1996 award placed Osheroff’s experimental discovery among recognized advances in physics.

• Herbert KroemerNarrower topic: Kroemer received the 2000 prize alongside Zhores Alferov and Jack Kilby.

• Johannes StarkNarrower topic: The 1919 prize recognized Stark’s discoveries concerning canal rays and spectral lines.

• Konstantin NovoselovNarrower topic: The 2010 award brought Novoselov and Geim’s graphene experiments to worldwide attention.

• Pavel CherenkovNarrower topic: The 1958 prize recognized Cherenkov’s discovery alongside Tamm and Frank’s interpretation.

• Polykarp KuschNarrower topic: The 1955 award recognized Kusch’s electron measurements alongside Willis Lamb’s hydrogen spectroscopy.

• Alfred KastlerNarrower topic: Kastler’s 1966 award placed his optical methods among the field’s recognized advances.

• Ben Roy MottelsonNarrower topic: Mottelson shared the 1975 prize for discoveries about the structure of atomic nuclei.

• C. T. R. WilsonNarrower topic: Wilson received the 1927 prize for his method of making charged-particle paths visible.

• Charles K. KaoNarrower topic: The 2009 award recognized Kao’s work on transmitting light through optical fibers.

• Clifford ShullNarrower topic: Shull shared the 1994 award with Bertram Brockhouse for neutron-scattering work.

• Donna StricklandNarrower topic: The 2018 prize recognized Strickland and Mourou for chirped-pulse amplification.

• John C. MatherNarrower topic: Mather and George Smoot received the 2006 prize for COBE’s blackbody and anisotropy measurements.

• Nanjing UniversityNarrower topic: Nanjing University’s academic networks include scholars associated with Nobel-winning research.

• Simon van der MeerNarrower topic: The 1984 prize recognized van der Meer’s stochastic-cooling method and Carlo Rubbia’s role in the discovery.

• Theodor W. HänschNarrower topic: The 2005 award marked the scientific recognition of Hänsch’s precision spectroscopy work.

• Arthur Leonard SchawlowNarrower topic: Its 1981 award recognized Schawlow’s contributions to laser spectroscopy.

• Daniel C. TsuiNarrower topic: The 1998 award recognized Tsui, Störmer, and Laughlin for their discovery and explanation.

• Frits ZernikeNarrower topic: The 1953 prize recognized Zernike’s phase-contrast method.

• Victor HessNarrower topic: Hess shared the 1936 prize for his discovery of cosmic radiation.

• Arno Allan PenziasNarrower topic: The 1978 prize recognized Penzias and Wilson for their discovery.

• David J. WinelandNarrower topic: Wineland’s 2012 award placed his precision-control methods among recognized advances in physics.