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The Dirac Medal is a prestigious physics award presented annually since 1985 by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy. It recognizes significant contributions to the field of theoretical physics and is named after the British Nobel laureate Paul Dirac. The award is typically announced on August 8, Dirac's birthday, and includes a cash prize and a medal. It is considered one of the most distinguished honors in theoretical physics, though it is not awarded posthumously or to Nobel laureates.
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When was the ICTP Dirac Medal first awarded?
The Dirac Medal was first awarded in 1985 by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste. It is presented annually on 8 August, Paul Dirac's birthday. [ICTP](https://www.ictp.it/prize/dirac-medal)
Who was the ICTP Dirac Medal named after?
It honors British physicist Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, who shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics with Erwin Schrödinger. Dirac is also known for the relativistic wave equation that predicted the positron. [ICTP](https://www.ictp.it/prize/dirac-medal)
Who received the first ICTP Dirac Medals?
The inaugural 1985 medals went to Yakov Zeldovich and Edward Witten. Their citations covered relativistic astrophysics, quantum field theory, and anomalies. [ICTP](https://www.ictp.it/home/dirac-medallists-1985)
Who won the ICTP Dirac Medal in 2025?
The 2025 recipients were Gary Gibbons, Gary Horowitz, Roy Kerr, and Robert Wald. ICTP recognized their landmark contributions to the understanding of gravity. [ICTP](https://www.ictp.it/news/2025/8/2025-ictp-dirac-medal-goes-gravity-explorers)
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