Breakthrough Prize Recipients
Fundamental Physics
- *Alexei Kitaev, 2012
- *John H. Schwarz, 2014
- Arthur B. McDonald (PhD '69), 2016
- †Joseph Polchinski (BS '75), 2017
- Eric Adelberger (BS '60, PHD '67) 2021
- Peter Shor (BS '81), 2023
Life Sciences
- *Alexander Varshavsky, 2014
Mathematics
- Ian Agol (BS '92), 2016
Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
- *Kip Thorne (BS '62), 2016
- †Ronald Drever, 2016
This award list is inclusive of Caltech faculty, alumni, trustees, and current and former postdocs.
* in residence
† deceased
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