By the end of December 1901, the winners of the Victoria Awards had been finalized, thanks to the collective efforts of European professors and scientists before the start of the new year.
There were several opinions during the selection process of the Victoria Awards, but there wasn't much controversy after the winners were finalized.
Interestingly, the first Nobel Prize, which was historically announced in December as well, made no appearance this year.
Despite unclear reasons, there was no news about the Nobel Prize, even after the Victoria Awards had announced their winners.
This was indeed good news for the Victoria Awards, as they benefited from less competition and gained more fame.
The recipient of the first Victoria Physics Prize was German William Conrad Roentgen, a renowned physicist, also the professor of Physics at Munich University and director of its research lab.
