Every year, it's interesting to think about who might be in line to gain the prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics. The award will be announced on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at 11:45 a.m., Swedish time, but until then the speculation is rampant.
Over at Physics Buzz blog, they explore the idea of whether the Nobels are predictable. There's also an independent "betting pool" by Chad Ortzel over at Science Blogs. Here are a few of the daring souls who have put forth their own predictions:
- Thomson Scientific (using a special algorithm and selection process that analyzes citations of papers)
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Reference Frame
Who do you think is most likely to win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics? Give us your opinion by leaving a comment!
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WSJ just went to CERN for a prediction. CERN has been pushing a Higgs, Brout, Englert Prize for some time. The other team of Guralnik, Hagen, and Kibble have just as much claim to the boson and mechanism – maybe more. All six will win 2010 Sakurai Prize in Physics this year and it will be tough to split the group to only three.
Good point. Can’t really cut out Higgs, Brout or Englert – or the Guralnik, Hagen, Kibble team for that matter. Plus no Higgs Boson has been found yet. An award for this will be given – but probably not for ten years or so.
I think the team which made artificial black holes will get Nobel Prize in Physics…pretty sure that none of the winners of year would be a STRING THEORIST!!!!!
Do you know who is the nobel Price 2009?