Grok, I took the example of Hilbert for a very specific reason and not due to the notion of prize especially Nobel-level prize but I undestand your point.

As you know, see the following link, to have this in mind: https://grokipedia.com/page/General_relativity_priority_dispute

Hilbert almost found the structure of the General Relativity. So I meant that Hilbert himself almost passed Einstein test but not fully. That’s why I consider that he represents a counterexample to the necessary condition.

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