Physics: 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

2021 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to: Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi The physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming / for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.

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In 2021, the Nobel Prize in Physics went to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Has selmann, Giorgio Parisi. The prize was awarded for: The physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming / for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.

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Why does s climate matter? The work honored in 20 21 helped fill in a piece of the puzzle of how the physical world operates. Every Nobel Prize in Physics marks a shift — a moment when our understanding deepened and, often, something practical followed.

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Historical note: 2021 Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, Giorgio Parisi (various countries) received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2021. Official Nobel citation: "for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming / for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales" The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded since 1901. Each prize reflects the scientific priorities and discoveries of its era.