Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen1901
Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of X-rays, which opened a new method for investigating matter and the human body.
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Receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of X-rays, which opened a new method for investigating matter and the human body.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, for photoelectric effects & cathode rays
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to wireless telegraphy, including important improvements in radio transmission and receiver technology.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries concerning the laws governing thermal radiation, including the displacement law bearing his name.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for originating quantum theory through his discovery of energy quanta in the study of black-body radiation.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for creating quantum mechanics and applying the theory to the allotropic forms of hydrogen.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive compact object at the centre of the Milky Way.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming.
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