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Who is the only person to win both an Ig Nobel Prize and a Nobel Prize?

Question #151962. Asked by Thesuperyoshi.
Last updated Feb 14 2025.
Originally posted Feb 14 2025 3:34 AM.

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That would be Andre Geim of the Russian Federation.
The Ig Nobel Prizes began in 1991 and are awarded for seemingly trivial or amusing advances in research. They are organised by the Annals of Improbable Research, a US publication which takes a humorous approach to science. Andre Geim (Russia), won an Ig Nobel in 2000 for levitating a frog using magnets. Geim then won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for his research into graphene.

link https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-individual-to-win-both-a-nobel-and-ig-nobel-prize

Feb 14 2025, 7:01 AM
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