How has Tim Berners-Lee not won a Nobel Prize?

Solonoid · March 03, 2015, 09:34:39 AM

This man's contribution to modern network communication vastly outweigh any other contribution to modern society that any other scientist or engineer has ever made.

If Barack Obama can win the prize for peace by making empty promises, why not Berners-Lee?

Spoiler

The answer, unfortunately, is that there really is no prize to be given in this field.

I personally support Berners-Lee recieving the Nobel Prize for Peace, but there is no prize for engineering, which is an unfortunate circumstance that has led to many great pioneers of modern society not being able to recieve this highest recognition.

I would love to hear opinions on whether or not Berners-Lee is a deserving candidate.

More Than Mortal · March 03, 2015, 09:35:10 AM

He looks like a less Russian version of Vladimir Putin.

Isara · March 03, 2015, 09:59:53 AM

Might sound like a bad comparison, but I'd figure it's the same reason as to why many great actors don't receive the Oscar prize. Corruption and mixed interests.

The Lord Slide Rule · March 03, 2015, 10:21:29 AM

Are there any Nobel styled prizes for Engineers? I know mathematicians have the Fields Medal (at least I suppose that's the closest they get to a Nobel type deal).