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How are winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics selected?

08 Oct 2019 James Dacey

Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics, join a group of elite scientists, including Albert Einstein, Marie Curie and Enrico Fermi. But who are the mysterious kingmakers who select the laureates? And how exactly does that decision process work? This video introduces the process and the different players involved in reaching that dramatic annual announcement. Find out more in this recent Physics World article, ‘Inside the Nobels: Lars Brink reveals how the world’s top physics prize is awarded’.

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