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I'm very interested in this question. In the age of massive physical collaborations, it is an oft-debated question whether the Nobel committee should be awardi
by jessriedel 9y ago
I'm very interested in this question. In the age of massive physical collaborations, it is an oft-debated question whether the Nobel committee should be awarding the prizes to the collaborations themselves and/or the leaders thereof. I don't know anything about Barish's history.
- eru 9y agoDon't the original rules stipulate that at most three people can share a price?
- davrosthedalek 9y agoI think that was added later.
- tlb 9y agoSuch a rule probably wouldn't have seemed necessary before the rise of big physics during WWII.