Re: Nobel Prize Candidates


Thor wrote:
> As far as I know. Only people who finish a degree in physics could be
> nominated for a Nobel Prize. There is none in the history of physics
> wherein non-degree holders can be nominated for the prize. So I can't
> understand why Ken Seto and TomGee for example are fighting out
> with each other and others in a feud about who can win the prize.

I doubt seriously that either Seto or Garcia have any aspirations for a
prize. At best, they hope for a few takers of their self-published
books as validation of the effort they put into them.

>
> So far, only the most brilliant of them all, the God inspired George
> Hammond and the physics prodigy Jack Sarfatti can get it. Is this
> correct.
>
> Therefore for others like Ken Seto. If you want to compete with them.
> Try to finish a course in physics...
>
> Another. Is physics degree enough or does he also have to finish Ph.D.
> to get a chance of being nominated. In the history of Nobel. Who are
> the mere physics degree holders who got it??
>
> Or without degree... Suppose out of the blue, Ken Seto got it correct
> and his dancing aether strings are proven. Can he be nominated if he
> only got a degree in accounting for example? Luck and guesswork can
> sometimes occur one in a million.
>

As far as I know, not a single physicist has done his/her work in
pursuit of a Nobel. In experimental particle physics, for example,
there is ample opportunity for ego-feeding for those that may need
that. And there are a few who need that. But the bulk of physicists do
it because:
a) they know how
b) they can't help themselves
c) they get lost in the really interesting problems
d) it's fun, in between all the crappy, boring parts

PD

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