Nobel Prize in Physics: three scientists rewarded for their work on the universe

The prestigious Nobel Prize in physics was awarded this Tuesday to three scientists.

It rewards the British Roger Penrose for his work on black holes, as well as the German Reinhard Genzel and the American Andrea Ghez for their work on "a supermassive object at the center of our galaxy".

On Monday, the season-opening Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to Briton Michael Houghton and Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice for their work on hepatitis C.

In 2019, the Nobel Prize in physics distinguished three cosmologists, the Canadian-American James Peebles, who followed in those of Albert Einstein to shed light on the origins of the universe, and the Swiss Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz who, first, revealed the existence of a planet outside the solar system.

No ceremony in Stockholm

If the Nobel Prizes are going to be announced as planned this week, the new coronavirus has led to the cancellation of the physical award ceremony on December 10 in Stockholm, the Swedish capital.

The winners, who share nearly one million euros for each discipline, will receive their prize in their country of residence.