9 physicists worldwide were given the Fundamental Physics Prize on 31
July 2012. The prizes were given to the physicists for their remarkable
contribution to the field of fundamental physics. Fundamental Physics
Prize has been established by Russian Businessman Yuri Milner and the
most money-spinning academic prize in the world.
Winners of the award include , Ashoke Sen, N J Nima, Arkani-Hamed,
Juan Maldacena, Nathan Seiberg, Edward Witten, Andrei Linde, Alexei
Kitaev, Maxim Kontsevich, Ashoke Sen
The winners will receive 3
million dollar as the prize amount. The Nobel Prize currently comes with
an award of 1.2 million dollar, which is generally divided between two
or three people.
