Govind Tekale
This year’s Nobel Prize Winners are:
- Physics: John Hopfield and Geoffrey E Hinton
- Chemistry: David Baker, Demi’s Hassabis and John MJumper
- Physiology or medicine: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
- Literature: Han Kang
- Peace: Nihon Hidankyo
- Economic Science: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
The physics Nobel Prize was given to John J Hopefield and Geoffrey E Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable Maxine learning with artificial Neural networks.”
An associate memory that can store and reconstruct images and other types of patterns in data was created by John Hopefield. A method that can autonomously find properties in data, and perform tasks such as identifying specific elements in pictures were invented by Geoffrey Hinton.
Half of the 2024 Chemistry Prize goes to David Baker for his pioneering work in computational protein design. Demi’s Hassabis and John M Jumper share the other half of Chemistry Prize for their breakthrough in protein structure prediction.
The remarkable feat of designing entirely new proteins has been achieved by David Baker by using the 20 amino acids that typically make up these molecules. A major advancement in 2020 was made by Denis Hassabis and John Jumper with their development of AlphaFold2, an AI model that predicts the complex 3D structures of proteins based on their amino acid sequences.
Similar Posts
Victor Ambrosia and Guy Ruvkun were awarded physiology or medicine Prize for their discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. A new class of tiny RNA molecules was unveiled by Ambrosia and Ruvkun. These molecules play a pivotal role in regulating gene activity, which is essential for the proper development of multicellular organisms, including humans.
A South Korean author was awarded this year’s literature prize. Han Kang’s literary talents were described as “her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” Han Kang’s international breakthrough came with her novel The Vegetarian (2007), which explores the violent consequences of a woman’s refusal to conform to societal norms. She confronts historical trauma and human fragility through her poetic and experimental style, making her a significant voice in contemporary literature.
The Japanese organization representing atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Its name is Nihon Hidankyo. Nihon Hidankyo, the grassroots movement has advocated for a world free of nuclear weapons and It has conveyed effectively catastrophic humanitarian consequences of use of nuclear weapons.
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Daron Acemglu, Simon Johnson and James A Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”. The above economists have proved that “Societies with a poor rule of law and institutions that exploit the population do not generate growth or change for the better. The laureates’ research helps us to understand why.”
These individuals and organizations will be given a diploma and a medal on December 10, the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, by the King of Sweden.
