9 scientists win $3mn award backed by Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin
Nine scientists on Wednesday received the $3-million 'Breakthrough Prize', a Silicon Valley-funded award backed by Mark Zuckerberg, Yuri Milner, and Sergey Brin. The prizes in Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics went to six men and three women, including four researchers who shared two prizes. The foundation will award a total of $22 million to the nine winners.