Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Organizer

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Why it counts

Awarded annually since 2012 by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation (co-founded by Yuri and Julia Milner, joined by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, Pony Ma, and Anne Wojcicki) for transformative contributions to fundamental physics

Held

annual, laureates typically announced in September, with the ceremony the following April

Reigning winners

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics · 2021

• Blayne Heckel source 1 · source 2
• Eric G. Adelberger source 1 · source 2
• Jens Gundlach source 1 · source 2