The whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way: the
capital, invested in safe securities by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest on
which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who, during the preceding
year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The said interest shall be divided
5 into equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: one part to the person who shall
have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics; one part