The Nobel Prize winner in physics went to jail

John Robert Sriffer won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1972

John Robert Sriffer, who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1972, will be jailed for 2 years for causing a murder in a traffic accident.

Mr. Sriffer is 74 years old. On September 24 last year, on his Mercedes sports car, he launched on a highway at a speed of 160 km / h and crashed into another vehicle, causing one to die.

According to media reports, the increase in his crime lies in Sriffer not having a sports car license. At the same time, in his driver's license, there was a certification that he had to pay a fine for driving in excess of 8 times.

Sriffer is currently being held in California state prison in Basko.

John Robert Sriffer won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1972, studying superconductivity, along with two other scientists.

At the time before the accident, Sriffer was a professor at Florida State University.

Mai Hoa (According to Newsru)