Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:27pm on 24 Oct 2026,Saturday Science
Indian theoretical physicist Ashoke Sen has won the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal, becoming the first Indian to receive the honour. Sen is a professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences in Bengaluru. He was recognised for his pioneering work on string theory, black hole entropy and string field theory. The medal is awarded annually by Stockholm University and the Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Sen received the award and delivered a lecture titled “Gravity from Strings and Strings from Gravity” in Stockholm on October 22. Previous recipients include Stephen Hawking and Peter Higgs. (PC: India Today)
