Physics
1901
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Born: , Lennep (now Remscheid),
Prussia (now Germany)
Died: , Munich, Germany
"in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him"
1902
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
"in recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena"
Pieter Zeeman
1903
Antoine Henri Becquerel
"in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity"
Pierre Curie
"in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel".