The Nobel Prize for Physics 2024 has been announced on 8 October. This year the prize has been awarded to Jeffrey E. Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, and American scientist John J.American John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton were chosen for their pioneering work in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). They have been honoured for their discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks. Both the winners will share the prize money of 11 million Swedish kroner, and they will be conferred the prize on 10 December 2024 in Stockholm.
Work of the Nobel Prize winner
- John Hopfield was honoured with his invention of a network that uses a specific method for saving and recreating patterns. Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the godfather of artificial Intelligence, developed a new type of network using the Hopfield network, which revolutionised machine learning.
- Machine learning is a branch of computer science that uses data and algorithms to enable artificial intelligence to mimic the way humans learn and continuously improve its accuracy.
- Artificial intelligence is a technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human learning, comprehension, problem-solving, decision-making, creativity, and autonomy.
Indian/Indian origin scientists to win Physics Nobel Prize
- The first Indian who won the Nobel Prize in Physics was Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman (C.V. Raman) in 1930.
- In 1983, Indian -American Subhramanayam Chandrashekhar got the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Nobel Prize in Physics
- The first person to receive the Prize was Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen of Germany in 1901. Rontgen discovered electromagnetic rays, which he named X-rays. These revolutionised diagnostic medicine.
- John Bardeen of the United States of America is the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice, in 1956 and 1972.
- In 2023, Pierre Agostini (France), Ferenc Krausz (Hungarian-Austrian) and Anne L’Huillier(France) were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize.