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To be honest and in this context. Nobel prize committees doesn't do any better and have history of failing in recognizing great scientific achievements until lo
by elashri 3y ago
To be honest and in this context. Nobel prize committees doesn't do any better and have history of failing in recognizing great scientific achievements until long time passes [1] (and sometimes scientists die before that which disqualify them from the prize)
[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03086-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03086-3
- ramraj07 3y agoIn that vein what institution in the history of mankind ever been fair and objective more than this?
- pokepim 3y ago[dead]
- empath-nirvana 3y agoThey only give one per year and there's probably more than one nobel prize worthy achievement every year on average, so they end up with a backlog. Unless something huge happens in a given year like the Higgs, they're probably going to reach back as far as they can for a worthy award to make sure people get the awards before they die.
- Ekaros 3y agoAlso Higgs probably falls in that category too. His original research was almost 50 years old... Only receiving award after it was confirmed with testing.