The general idea is that the Nobel Prize is given to people who make outstanding contributions, in this case to physics. Once a year, the Nobel Prize committee decides who, in their opinion, is the most deserving in this respect.
The five Nobel Prizes are: Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Peace Prize
she won the Nobel prize for physics in 1903
Polykarp Kusch won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955.
Robert Hofstadter won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1961.
Alfred Kastler won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1966.
John Bardeen won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1972.
Antony Hewish won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974.
Burton Richter won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976.
Carlo Rubbia won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984.
Ernst Ruska won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986.
Georges Charpak won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992.
Frederick Reines won The Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995.