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Of course the Nobel Prize in Physics is NOT the most ideal factor
for judging the relative importance of a theory or branch of
physics. For example, Einstein never received a Nobel Prize for
his Theory of Relativity.
However, to first order, the list of Nobel Prize Laureates does
give some rough indication of the important discoveries that
prominent physicists have deemed as notable. The fact that a
significant number of these are within the realm of solid-state
physics does indicate the important role that the study of Solid
State physics has had upon the greater whole of the institution
of physics.
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