1997 Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light" Algeria
1996 Lee, David M. "for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3" USA
1996 Osheroff, Douglas D. "for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3" USA
1995 Perl, Martin L. "for the discovery of the tau lepton " Russia
1995 Reines, Frederick "for the detection of the neutrino" USA
1992 Charpak, Georges "for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber" Poland
1990 Friedman, Jerome I. "for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which have been of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics" USA
1988 Lederman, Leon M. "for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino" USA
1988 Schwartz, Melvin "for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino" USA
1988 Steinberger, Jack "for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino" Germany
1979 Glashow, Sheldon L. "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including inter alia the prediction of the weak neutral current" USA
1979 Weinberg, Steven "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including inter alia the prediction of the weak neutral current" USA
1978 Kapitsa, Pyotr Leonidovich "for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics" Russia
1978 Penzias, Arno A. "for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation" Germany
1976 Richter, Burton "for their pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind" USA
1975 Mottelson, Ben Roy "for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection" USA
1973 Josephson, Brian D. "for his theoretical predictions of the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier, in particular those phenomena which are generally known as the Josephson effects" UK
1971 Gabor, Dennis "for his invention and development of the holographic method" Hungary
1969 Gell-Mann, Murray "for his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions" USA
1967 Bethe, Hans Albrecht "for his contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars" USA
1965 Feynman, Richard P. "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles" USA
1965 Schwinger, Julian "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles" USA
1962 Landau, Lev Davidovich "for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium" Uzbekistan
1961 Hofstadter, Robert "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons" USA
1960 Glaser, Donald A. "for the invention of the bubble chamber" USA
1959 Segre, Emilio Gino "for their discovery of the antiproton" Italy
1954 Born, Max "for his fundamental research in quantum mechanics, especially for his statistical interpretation of the wavefunction"
1952 Bloch, Felix "for their development of new methods for nuclear magnetic precision measurements and discoveries in connection therewith" Switzerland
1944 Rabi, Isidor Isaac "for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei" Austria
1943 Stern, Otto "for his contribution to the development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton" Germany
1925 Franck, James "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom" Germany
1925 Hertz, Gustav "for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom" Germany
1922 Bohr, Niels "for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them" Denmark
1921 Einstein, Albert "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect" Germany
1908 Lippmann, Gabriel "for his method of reproducing colors photographically based on the phenomenon of interference" Luxembourg
1907 Michelson, Albert Abraham "for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and meteorological investigations carried out with their aid"