Connect with us

Science

Penrose’s Nobel for Physics comes two decades too late, a delayed recognition of important theoretical work – Firstpost

It took the Nobel Committee five decades to recognize the work of Indian-origin astrophysicist Subramanyan Chandrasekhar.

Published

on

post featured image

Annapurni SubramaniamOct 12, 2020 16:51:34 IST
This years Nobel Prize for Physics is awarded to research related to black holes. Half the award went to British Professor Sir Roger Penrose for his theoretical research, which confirmed that the black hole is a robust prediction of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Penrose shared the prestigious award with Prof Andrea Ghez and Prof Reinhard Genzel for their experimental work, discovering the presence of a supermassive compact object at the …

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending