Saturday, Tesla and space exploration technologies corp. CEO Elon Musk participated Breakthrough Award Ceremonyalso known as the “Oscars of science” – and it has inspired a slew of memes on social media.
what happened: Breakthrough Award, favored by Silicon Valley giants mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner As a member of its board of directors, it recognizes “scientists who have changed the world” and awards a trophy designed by Olafur Eliasso and a large cash prize.
At the 10th awards ceremony, Musk and other celebrities Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates, Robert Downey Jr., Bradley Cooper, Rupert Murdoch, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Margot Robbie, Orlando Bloom, Edward Norton, Adam Levine and Brie Larson According to The Hollywood Reporter , they were all in attendance.
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However, the Tesla CEO seems to be taking social media by storm with his unusual style.Here are some memes shared by users X,before Twittera social media platform acquired by Musk in October 2022 for $44 billion.
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Breakthrough Prizes are awarded in three main categories: “Fundamental Physics”, “Life Sciences” and “Mathematics”.
This year’s winners are: Simon Brundle (math), John Cady and Alexander Zamolochkov (Basic Physics), Michael Johnson and Alexandru Lupsaska (New Horizons Prize in Physics), Mikhail Ivanov, oliver felcox and Marko Simonovic (New Horizons Prize in Physics), Laura Perez, Paola Pinilla, Nienke van der Marel and TBurnsteel (New Horizons Prize in Physics), Carl H. June and Michael Sudland (Breakthrough Award in Life Sciences), Sabine Hadida, Paul Negulescu and Frederic van Gool and Thomas Gasser, Ellen Sidelansky and Andrew Singleton (Breakthrough Award in Life Sciences).
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