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Journal of Physical Studies 22(3), Article 3002 [8 pages] (2018)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.22.3002 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NOBEL PRIZES IN PHYSICS: FROM ITS INCEPTION TILL DATEBarde Nilesh1, Bardapurkar Pranav2
1Department of Physics, Badrinarayan Barwale Mahavidyalaya, Jalna, Maharashtra, India, |
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Nobel prizes in various subjects, including physical sciences, were initiated at the very early juncture of the twentieth century, were awarded to a person with a significant contribution and groundbreaking research in the respective field. It is the most prestigious award known at the international level about which the society is inquisitive at large. The present article presents an analysis of about 204 Nobel laureates in Physical Science from the inception of this prize till date, which may provide an insight into the developmental stages of the subject. The analysis has diversified aspects like research fields in Physics, the age of the laureates at which the inventions were carried out, the universities where they belong to, migration of the researchers and their gender. The analysis also includes the areas where the prizes were expected but were not awarded, though the particular research had a significant impact on the respective field.
PACS number(s): 03.65.-w