Laureate

Steven Weinberg

1933–2021 · United States · Male

Awards

  1. 1979

    Nobel Prize — Physics

    Physics

    for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current

  2. 2021 (special)

    Breakthrough Prize — Fundamental Physics

    Physics

    For his continuous leadership in fundamental physics, with broad impact across particle physics, gravity and cosmology, and for communicating science to a wider audience.