Medal, the Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded to Joseph John Thomson, 1906. Gold; 66mm diameter, 5mm ht, in red leather gilt trim case 13.5x13.5x2.2cm. Weight 205.97g. obverse: relief profile of Alfred ...

On Tuesday, October 8, the Nobel Committee announced the winners of the physics prize. They are John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey ...

The award includes a medal ... prestigious physics prize “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine ...

In 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in physics ... The prize recognized "their analysis of markets with search ...

share the other half The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three US scientists for the detection of gravitational waves. Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish will share the nine ...

The Nobel Prize is considered the highest award in science worldwide. It is awarded annually in the categories of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace efforts. The Max ...

1907: Albert Michelson is named first American scientist to win the Nobel Prize in physics. 1923: John J. R. Macleod, professor of physiology/medicine, wins the Nobel Prize. 1954: Frederick C. Robbins ...

In addition to the money, the winners receive an 18-carat gold medal and diploma when they ... Only four women have won the Nobel Prize in physics and just two have won the economics prize.

4 Short pulses generated in attosecond physics may also facilitate ultrafast switching from insulators to conductors, which could produce extremely fast electronics. L'Huillier is the fifth woman to ...

The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics honours discoveries and inventions in optics that have profoundly shaped our daily life 1. Charles K. Kao won half of the prize for “groundbreaking achievements ...

Albert Einstein, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the photoelectric effect and the great physicist behind general and special relativity, once said: “The exaggerated ...

Produced when the winner is decided, 'Nobel Prize Medal' It is made of 18K gold and depicts Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). The back consists of different designs reflecting the characteristics of each ...