The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”
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Physics Today Nobel Coverage

Each year Physics Today provides detailed coverage of the Nobel Prize in Physics and other physics-related Nobel awards. Select stories from previous years are highlighted below. 2024 articles will be added once the announcements are made.

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2024 Chemistry Nobel Winners
Baker, Hassabis, and Jumper share 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The prizewinning research enhances understanding of nature’s molecular toolkit and enables the construction of novel proteins.
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Hopfield and Hinton share the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
The researchers are honored for their role in the development of artificial neural networks.
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Physics Nobel nominees, 1901–70
Analyzing more than 3300 nominations from the first seven decades of the world’s preeminent physics prize reveals trends and shortcomings.
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Tales of the Nobel Prize announcement
Physics Nobel laureates have heard about and celebrated their awards in myriad ways, as their oral histories attest.
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The second woman to win the physics Nobel
Theoretical physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer made breakthroughs in atomic theory while working in temporary and sometimes unpaid positions.

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