Another from Eric Savitz at Forbes:
Nine scientists have received $3 million awards from the Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation, a new not-for-profit created by the billionaire investor Yuri Milner.
In an announcements this morning, the foundation said it is dedicated
to ”advancing our knowledge of the universe at the deepest level by
awarding annual prizes for scientific breakthroughs, as well as
communicating the excitement of fundamental physics to the public.”
The awards dramatically exceed the financial payout from the Nobel
Prizes, and in fact instantly become what Milner believes are the
richest prizes in fundamental sciences....MORE