Does The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon and Amy deserve a Nobel Prize? Real-life Nobel laureates in physics weigh in

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George Smoot, who won the Nobel for physics in 2006 and who has made Big Bang Theory cameos in 2009 and this final season, says: "The show has gotten to a point where we haven’t had a clear discussion of what the incredible overarching importance of super asymmetry is. One might assume it’s a really big deal and a monumental achievement by Amy and Sheldon. However, in reality, it’s really a plot vehicle more than anything to establish that Sheldon and Amy’s names will be remembered among the giant minds of physics, up there with Newton and Einstein. If that were the case, then they would be in line to get the prize."