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From the article: "I have no inside information, but I wonder if the committee was swayed by the fact that Damadian, although a brilliant inventor, is apparently a creation science nut. ..."

Being nuts is not a disqualification for science prizes, although they did scope out John Nash before allowing him on the platform. I think if you look at the prizes awarded to physicists in the early 20th century you could find some justifiably hurt feelings.

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Being nuts is not a disqualification for science prizes, although they did scope out John Nash before allowing him on the platform.

And justifiably so; the last thing the Nobel Committee needs is for one of it's prize winners to announce he's the "Emperor of Antarctica" during his acceptance speech.