2026 Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Francis Halzen

Scientist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Belgian-American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the winner of the award will be given a prize money of 12 million Swedish Krona ($1.2 million).

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Following the announcement of the medicine award on Monday, the second Nobel Prize of the year found its winner in the field of physics.

The chemistry award will be announced on Wednesday.

The Nobel medals were presented to King Louis XVI of Sweden at a ceremony held in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. It will be presented to the owners by Carl Gustaf.

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Nobel Prizes, which were established with the will of Swedish inventor and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel, were first awarded in 1901.

The economy award of the Central Bank of Sweden was later added to these prestigious awards, which reward achievements in the fields of science, literature and peace.

The branch of physics had a special place in Nobel's will and continues to honor the groundbreaking discoveries that led to the understanding of the universe.

Names who laid the foundations of modern physics, such as Albert Einstein, Marie and Pierre Curie, Max Planck and Niels Bohr, were deemed worthy of this award in the past.