Canadian-born James Peebles, 84, an emeritus professor at Princeton University, won for his theoretical discoveries in cosmology. I can't forgive him for not showing up to the scene of his Nobel prize," he said, referring to the singer-songwriter's refusal to participate in Nobel ceremonies after he won the 2016 literature prize. Swedish academy member Mats Larsson said this year's was "one of the easiest physics prizes for a long time to explain." This was the 113th Nobel Prize in Physics awarded since 1901, of which 47 awards have been given to a single laureate. The Nobel Prize for Chemistry will be announced Wednesday, two Literature Prizes will be awarded on Thursday, and the Peace Prize comes Friday.

Source: ABC News October 08, 2019 10:07 UTC