12-22-2017, 07:05 PM
A couple of observations on the Geim-Novoselov Nobel prize for graphene. It was awarded in 2010, IIRC not that long after its discovery. If the commercial uses for graphene are not well established even now, they certainly were not back then. Usually the Nobel committee waits for the value of a discovery to be proven before awarding a prize. So the graphene Nobel was awarded unusually early. Novoselov was only 36 when he won the prize, making him one of the youngest winners ever.