The winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics are announced during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 6. Photo: AP
The winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics are announced during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 6. Photo: AP
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Nobel Prize in Physics divided between Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for black hole research

  • The prize was awarded to the British, German and US scientists for their work on the formation of black holes
  • The Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to Americans Harvey Alter, Charles Rice and Briton Michael Houghton for the hepatitis C virus discovery

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Updated: 10:07pm, 6 Oct, 2020

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The winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics are announced during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 6. Photo: AP
The winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics are announced during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 6. Photo: AP
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