Austria's Nobel Anton Zeilinger Laureate Receives Honor from President

Lifestyle & TravelCulture ♦ Published: December 21, 2022; 22:57 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian quantum physicist Anton Zeilinger was awarded the "Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria" by Austria's Federal President Van der Bellen.

Presentation of the Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver with Star to Anton Zeilinger. / Picture: © Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei / Peter Lechner/HBF

Ten days after he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm, Anton Zeilinger was honored again in Austria on Tuesday. President Alexander Van der Bellen awarded the highly decorated Viennese quantum physicist with the "Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria". Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Minister of Education Martin Polaschek…