Yes! I don’t disagree. This was just re: Sarah’s “they aren’t even physicists” comment, which I feel in Hopfield’s case is not really accurate. But the work: not physics.

I’m kinda warming up to the idea of giving the prize to Brian May tho

If I'm a physicist not doing physics work, I'm not a physicist for the duration of the exercise. This wasn't foundational physics work by any definition. I truly do not get it. We have not given a Nobel prize to the inventor of the wrench. (Maybe we should?)