下表是2008-1992十七年间43位诺贝尔物理学奖获得者的一些信息。他们做出获奖成果的年龄平均为35.9岁,如果考虑到在成果产生前他们已经开展相关工作多年,那么开始做相关工作的年龄应该更小,或许在32岁左右比较合理。如果考虑统计学年龄分布,最具创造力的年龄应该在27-37岁。如此看来物理领域招聘27-37岁的海龟在国内开始工作应该比较科学。如果招不到或许说明国家对人才的看法有必要调整。 (注:时间关系有些数据可能统计不准,欢迎修订补充) 获奖年份 姓名 出生年份 发现/发表时间 发表期刊 发现/发表年龄 2008 Yoichiro Nambu Makoto Kobayashi Toshihide Maskawa 1921 1944 1940 1961 1973 1973 Physics Review Progress of Theoretical Physics Progress of Theoretical Physics 40 29 33 2007 Albert Fert Peter Grnberg 1938 1939 1988 1989 Physical Review Letters Physical Review B 50 50 2006 John C. Mather George F. Smoot 1946 1945 1990 1992 Astrophys Astrophys 44 47 2005 Roy J. Glauber John L. Hall Theodor W. Hnsch 1925 1934 1941 1963 1984 1984 Physical Review Letters Optical Letters? Optical Letters? 38 50? 43? 2004 David J. Gross H. David Politzer Frank Wilczek 1941 1949 1951 1973 1973 1973 Physical Review Letters Physical Review Letters Physical Review Letters 32 24 22 2003 Alexei A. Abrikosov Vitaly L. Ginzburg Anthony J. Leggett 1928 1916 1938 1952(57) 1950 1972 24(29) 34 34 2002 Raymond Davis Jr. Masatoshi Koshiba Riccardo Giacconi 1914 1926 1931 1950s-94 1980s 1959-99 36s 54s 28 2001 Eric A. Cornell Wolfgang Ketterle Carl E. Wieman 1961 1957 1951 1995 1995 1995 Science Physical Review Letters Science 34 38 44 2000 Zhores I. Alferov Herbert Kroemer Jack S. Kilby 1930 1928 1923 1960s 1955s 1958s 30s 27s 35s 1999 Gerardus 't Hooft Martinus J.G. Veltman 1946 1931 1971 1971 Nuclear Physics Nuclear Physics 25 40 1998 Robert B. Laughlin Horst L. Strmer Daniel C. Tsui 1950 1949 1939 1983 1982 1982 Physical Review B 33 33 43 1997 Steven Chu C. Cohen-Tannoudji William D. Phillips 1948 1933 1948 1985 1970s 1985 37 37s 37 1996 David M. Lee Douglas D. Osheroff Robert C. Richardson 1931 1945 1937 1972 1972 1972 Physical Review Letters Physical Review Letters Physical Review Letters 41 27 35 1995 Martin L. Perl Frederick Reines 1927 1918 1974-77 1950s 47 32s 1994 Bertram N. Brockhouse Clifford G. Shull 1918 1915 1940s 1950s 22s 35s 1993 Russell A. Hulse Joseph H. Taylor Jr. 1950 1941 1974 1974 24 33 1992 Georges Charpak 1924 1968 44