“The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have delight therein.” (Psalms 111:2)

Two Israeli-American scientists, Arieh Warshel and Michael Levitt, along with Austrian-American Martin Karplus, are being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their research, which helped lay the foundation for computer programs which explain and predict chemical processes.

The trio’s research, conducted in the 1970’s, broke ground by “mak[ing] Newton’s classical physics work side-by-side with the fundamentally different quantum physics,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. “Previously, chemists had to choose to use either/or.”

The results of that research have helped scientists develop programs that unveil chemical processes such as the purification of exhaust fumes or the photosynthesis in green leaves.

Ynetnews.com reported that Warshel, 72, is a US and Israeli citizen affiliated with the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Levitt is an American-Israeli professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine who has also held positions at the Weizmann Institute for many years. His wife still lives in Rehovot. Karplus, a US and Austrian citizen is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg, France, and Harvard University.