The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019

The Nobel Assembly has announced the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics. The prize will be awarded to James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz.

James Peebles was honoured for his contributions to the understanding of the evolution of the Universe and Earth’s place in the cosmos.

Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were awarded the prize for finding 51 Pegasi b, a gas giant orbiting a star 50 light-years away.

It was the first exoplanet to be discovered orbiting a star like our own.

About Nobel Prize in Physics :

The Nobel Prize in Physics is a yearly award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions for mankind in the field of physics.

First awarded: 1901

Established: 1895

Awarded for: Outstanding contributions for mankind in the field of Physics