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They often award the physics prize for experimentally verifying a theoretical prediction. For example, they awarded the prize to Paul Dirac for predicting the e
by bfe 13y ago
They often award the physics prize for experimentally verifying a theoretical prediction. For example, they awarded the prize to Paul Dirac for predicting the existence of the positron, and to Carl Anderson for confirming it.
- gitaarik 13y agoI guess the committee thought the theory was a more important achievement than the prove.
- ISL 13y agoUnlikely. Attribution in this case is a very thorny issue. People have been discussing it for decades. There may yet be an experimental prize, especially once the experimental work at LHC is complete. From a physics perspective, LHC has only just begun. For the Higgs alone, its spin has not yet been conclusively measured; it's an important parameter.
- r0muald 13y agoEven one jury member (Anders Barany) publicly stated his own doubts on the subject: http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/October/international_October262.xml§ion=international http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=d...