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The $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize was awarded last night to theorist Alexander Polyakov of Princeton University
At a ceremony in Geneva hosted by actor Morgan Freeman, the winner of the $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize will be announced
The inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering went to five engineers whose work led to the internet and the World Wide Web
Watch the webcast of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering at 1pm GMT
Seven leaders of the LHC, CMS and ATLAS projects will share a $3m prize for advancing knowledge of the universe
Seven leaders of the LHC, CMS and ATLAS projects will share a $3,000,000 prize, for advancing knowledge of the universe
CERN's head of communications James Gillies was awarded the Global Business Communicator of the year award at an event in Mumbai, India on Friday
