The fact that Hawking was never awarded the Nobel Prize is a plus factor as far as I’m concerned. It is just another trophy awarded by the left to it’s most favored comrades.
Apparently some of the Nobel people now admit Obama’s Peace Prize was a mistake.
Nobel secretary regrets Obama peace prize
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34277960
We at Free Republic knew that within about 15 minutes of the announcement, maybe less. But it’s nice he’s come around after 9 years.
The political correctness Nobel prizes are those for “peace” and “literature.”
The science Nobels are for genuine breakthroughs. A little bit of politics comes into play when more than one scientific team does similar work; the scientist(s) from the more prestigious university will get the prize. But I have never heard of a case where a science prize was awarded for bogus work.