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

• 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.

• Isamu AkasakiRelated: The 2014 prize recognized Akasaki, Amano, and Nakamura for efficient blue light-emitting diodes.

• Isidor RabiRelated: Rabi received the 1944 award for his resonance method and measurements of nuclear magnetic properties.

• James CroninRelated: Cronin shared the 1980 prize with Val Fitch for discovering violations of fundamental symmetry principles.

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

• Owen ChamberlainRelated: Chamberlain and Segrè received the 1959 prize for discovering the antiproton.

• 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.

• Roy J. GlauberRelated: Glauber received half of the 2005 prize for quantum theory of optical coherence.

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

• William Alfred FowlerRelated: Fowler shared the 1983 prize for research on nuclear reactions in stars.

• Andre GeimRelated: The 2010 prize recognized Geim and Novoselov’s experiments on graphene.

• 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.

• David Lee (physicist)Related: The 1996 prize recognized Lee, Richardson, and Osheroff for their discovery.

• Dennis GaborRelated: Gabor received the 1971 prize for his invention and development of holography.

• Discovery of the neutronRelated: Chadwick received the 1935 prize for the discovery of the neutron.

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

• Edward Mills PurcellRelated: Purcell and Felix Bloch received the 1952 prize for their independent discoveries of nuclear magnetic resonance.

• Ernest WaltonRelated: Walton and Cockcroft shared the 1951 prize for their work on atomic nuclei.

• Gerard ’t HooftBroader topic: ’t Hooft and Veltman received the 1999 prize for clarifying quantum structure in electroweak interactions.

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

• J. Michael KosterlitzRelated: Kosterlitz shared the 2016 prize for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.

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

• John Robert SchriefferRelated: Schrieffer shared the 1972 prize for the theory of superconductivity developed with Bardeen and Cooper.

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

• Leo EsakiRelated: Esaki shared the 1973 award for experimental discoveries concerning tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors.

• Nikolay BasovRelated: The 1964 award recognized Basov, Prokhorov, and Townes for foundational work in quantum electronics.

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

• Peter GrünbergRelated: The 2007 prize recognized Grünberg and Fert for giant magnetoresistance.

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

• Robert B. LaughlinRelated: Laughlin shared the 1998 prize with Tsui and Störmer for work on the fractional quantum Hall effect.

• Rudolf MössbauerRelated: Mössbauer received the 1961 prize for his discovery and research on the effect.

• Zhores AlferovRelated: The 2000 award recognized Alferov and Herbert Kroemer for developing semiconductor heterostructures.

• 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.

• Carlo RubbiaRelated: Rubbia and van der Meer received the 1984 prize for their work leading to the boson discovery.

• 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.

• George E. SmithRelated: Smith and Boyle received the 2009 prize for inventing the CCD.

• Gérard MourouRelated: Mourou shared its 2018 award for the invention of chirped pulse amplification.