1901Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Germany, 1845-1923 |
"in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him"
1902Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, The Netherlands, 1853-1928Pieter Zeeman, The Netherlands, 1865-1943 |
"in recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena"
1903Antoine Henri Becquerel, France, 1852-1908Pierre Curie, France, 1859-1906Marie Curie, née Sklodowska, France, 1867-1934 |
"in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity"
"in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel"
1904Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt), United Kingdom, 1842-1919 |
"for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies"
1905Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard, Germany, 1862-1947 |
"for his work on cathode rays"
1906Joseph John Thomson, United Kingdom, 1856-1940 |
"in recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases"