Nobel Prize for Physics 2021

Nobel Prize laureates in physics

• The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of the Nobel Prize laureates in physics. 
• The Academy appoints a working body, the Nobel Committee for Physics, which screens the nominations and presents a proposal for final candidates. 
• The committee consists nominally of five voting members, but for many years, it also includes voting adjunct members. 
• The Committee’s proposal is discussed in a larger body, the Physics Class of the Academy, who may suggest a modification or forward a different proposal to the Academy.
•  Finally, additional proposals may be raised at the final Academy meeting. 
• It is in principle possible to suggest that no Prize be given the current year, but that is a seldom-used choice.

Who is eligible for the Nobel Prize in Physics?

• The candidates eligible for the Physics Prize are those nominated by qualified persons who have received an invitation from the Nobel Committee to submit names for consideration. No one can nominate himself or herself.

How are the Nobel Prize laureates selected?

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