IT·Science Talk

82 year old wins the Nobel alone, says he 'just had to live long enough'. icon

Francis Halzen proposed the idea in 1988. Put thousands of light sensors in a cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice. Waited. Won alone, which is rare now.

and his quote: “And I just had to live long enough, so here I am.” he also put his yearly odds of winning at 1 in 20. most relatable physicist alive