2020 Nobel Prize in physics: Ithas been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for furthering the understanding of black holes. Penrose: Discovered “that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity. Genzel and Ghez:Discovered a “supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.” This is now known …
Context: At a time when the world is faced with multiple assaults from a frighteningly obscure virus, it cannot be mere coincidence that the Nobel Committee decided to anoint three scientists who peeled the layers off another virus that confounded generations of physicians the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology …
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