Brian Schmidt - Nobel Prize in Physics — 2011
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Brian Schmidt

Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics — 2011
for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae.
Citizenship
Australia Australia United States United States
Languages
English
date of birth
2/24/1967
place of birth
Missoula
Age
59 years
employer
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
    • start time: August 1993
    • end time: December 1994
  • Australian National University
    • start time: 2003
  • Australian National University
  • Mount Stromlo Observatory
member of
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 2008
  • Royal Society of London
  • Australian Academy of Science
  • International Astronomical Union
educated at
  • University of Arizona
  • Harvard University
  • Bartlett High School
field of work
  • universe
  • astrophysics
  • supernova
occupation
  • astrophysicist
  • university teacher
  • astronomer
doctoral student
  • Paul Antony Price
  • Lisa Maree Germany
  • Bradley Elton Tucker
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