1. Nobel Laureates in Physics (1976-2012) www.flashcardsinppt.com

2. Burton Richter 1976 for the pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind U.S.A.

3. Samuel Chao Chung Ting 1976 for the pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind U.S.A.

4. Philip Warren Anderson 1977 for the theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems U.S.A.

5. Nevill Francis Mott 1977 for the theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems U.K.

6. John Hasbrouck Van Vleck 1977 for the theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems U.S.A.

7. Pyotr Kapitsa 1978 for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low- temperature physics Russia

8. Arno Allan Penzias 1978 for the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation U.S.A.

9. Robert Woodrow Wilson 1978 for the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation U.S.A.

10. Sheldon Lee Glashow 1979 for contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including the prediction of the weak neutral current U.S.A.

11. Abdus Salam 1979 for contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including the prediction of the weak neutral current Pakistan

12. Steven Weinberg 1979 for contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including the prediction of the weak neutral current U.S.A.

13. James Cronin 1980 for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons U.S.A.

14. Val Logsdon Fitch 1980 for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons U.S.A.

15. Nicolaas Bloembergen 1981 for his contribution to the development of laser spectroscopy Netherlands/ U.S.A.

16. Arthur Leonard Schawlow 1981 for his contribution to the development of laser spectroscopy U.S.A.

17. Kai Siegbahn 1981 for his contribution to the development of high-resolution electron spectroscopy Sweden

18. Kenneth Wilson 1982 for his theory for critical phenomena in connection with phase transitions U.S.A.

19. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar 1983 for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars India/U.S.A.

20. William Fowler 1983 for his theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of importance in the formation of the chemical elements in the universe U.S.A.

21. Carlo Rubbia 1984 for his contribution which later led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction Italy

22. Simon van der Meer 1984 for his contribution which later led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction Switzerland

23. Klaus von Klitzing 1985 for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect Germany

24. Ernst Ruska 1986 for his fundamental work in electron optics, and for the design of the first electron microscope Germany

25. Gerd Binnig 1986 for the design of the scanning tunnelling microscope Germany

26. Heinrich Rohrer 1986 for the design of the scanning tunnelling microscope Switzerland

27. Johannes Georg Bednorz 1987 for the important breakthrough in the discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials Germany

28. Karl Alexander Müller 1987 for the important breakthrough in the discovery of superconductivity in ceramic materials Switzerland

29. Leon M. Lederman 1988 for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino U.S.A.

30. Melvin Schwartz 1988 for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino U.S.A.

31. Jack Steinberger 1988 for the neutrino beam method and the demonstration of the doublet structure of the leptons through the discovery of the muon neutrino Switzerland

32. Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr. 1989 for the invention of the separated oscillatory fields method and its use in the hydrogen maser and other atomic clocks U.S.A.

33. Hans Georg Dehmelt 1989 for the development of the ion trap technique Germany

34. Wolfgang Paul 1989 for the development of the ion trap technique Germany

35. Jerome Friedman 1990 for the pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons U.S.A.

36. Henry Way Kendall 1990 for the pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons U.S.A.

37. Richard Taylor 1990 for the pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons U.S.A.

38. Pierre-Gilles de Gennes 1991 for discovering that methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems can be generalized to more complex forms of matter, in particular to liquid crystals and polymers France

39. Georges Charpak 1992 for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multi-wire proportional chamber France

40. Russell Alan Hulse 1993 for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation U.S.A.

41. Joseph Taylor, Jr. 1993 for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation U.S.A.

42. Bertram Brockhouse 1994 for the development of neutron spectroscopy Canada

43. Clifford Shull 1994 for the development of the neutron diffraction technique U.S.A.

44. Martin Lewis Perl 1995 for the discovery of the tau lepton U.S.A.

45. Frederick Reines 1995 for the detection of the neutrino U.S.A.

46. David Lee 1996 for the discovery of super fluidity in helium-3 U.S.A.

47. Douglas Osheroff 1996 for the discovery of super fluidity in helium-3 U.S.A.

48. Robert Coleman Richardson 1996 for the discovery of super fluidity in helium-3 U.S.A.

49. Steven Chu 1997 for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light U.S.A.

50. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji 1997 for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light France

51. William Daniel Phillips 1997 for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light U.S.A.

52. Robert Laughlin 1998 for the discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations U.S.A.

53. Horst Ludwig Störmer 1998 for the discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations Germany

54. Daniel C. Tsui 1998 for the discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations U.S.A.

55. Gerard 't Hooft 1999 for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics Netherlands

56. Martinus Veltman 1999 for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics Netherlands

57. Zhores Alferov 2000 for developing semiconductor hetero- structures used in high- speed- and opto-electronics Belarus

58. Herbert Kroemer 2000 for developing semiconductor hetero- structures used in high- speed- and opto-electronics Germany/U.S.A.

59. Jack Kilby 2000 for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit U.S.A.

60. Eric Allin Cornell 2001 for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates U.S.A.

61. Wolfgang Ketterle 2001 for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates Germany

62. Carl Wieman 2001 for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates U.S.A.

63. Raymond Davis, Jr. 2002 for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos U.S.A.

64. Masatoshi Koshiba 2002 for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos Japan

65. Riccardo Giacconi 2002 for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources Italy/U.S.A.

66. Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov 2003 for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids Russia

67. Vitaly Ginzburg 2003 for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids Russia

68. Anthony Leggett 2003 for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids U.S.A.

69. David Gross 2004 for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction U.S.A.

70. Hugh David Politzer 2004 for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction U.S.A.

71. Frank Wilczek 2004 for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction U.S.A.

72. Roy J. Glauber 2005 for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence U.S.A.

73. John Lewis Hall 2005 for the contribution to the development of laser- based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique U.S.A.

74. Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch 2005 for the contribution to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique Germany

75. John C. Mather 2006 for the discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation U.S.A.

76. George Smoot 2006 for the discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation U.S.A.

77. Albert Fert 2007 for the discovery of Giant Magneto- resistance France

78. Peter Grünberg 2007 for the discovery of Giant Magneto- resistance Germany

79. Yoichiro Nambu 2008 for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics U.S.A.

80. Makoto Kobayashi 2008 for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature Japan

81. Toshihide Maskawa 2008 for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature Japan

82. Charles K. Kao 2009 for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication U.S.A./U.K./Hong Kong

83. Willard Boyle 2009 for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor Canada/U.S.A.

84. 2009 for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor U.S.A. George E. Smith

85. 2010 for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene Netherlands/U.K. Sir Andre Geim

86. 2010 for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene Russia/U.K. Sir Konstantin Novoselov

87. Saul Perlmutter 2011 for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae U.S.A.

88. Adam Riess 2011 for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae U.S.A.

89. Brian Schmidt 2011 for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae Australia/U.S.A.

90. Serge Haroche 2012 for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems France

91. David J. Wineland 2012 for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems U.S.A.