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Adam Riess

American astrophysicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1969 · age 56

Adam Guy Riess is an American astrophysicist and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute. He is known for his research in using supernovae as cosmological probes.

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2015Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental PhysicsAward2011Albert Einstein MedalAwardNobel Prize in PhysicsAward2010Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward2008MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward2006The Shaw Prize in AstronomyAward2004Sackler Prize for PhysicsAward2002Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyAward1999Robert J. Trumpler AwardAward1969Born16 December 1969

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  1. I think . I never would have guessed it.

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  2. Today we are able to make very precise measurements of the by measuring the distances and s of .

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  3. is about the gravity of empty space, the gravity of the vacuum. And the vacuum is a concept that we address in and quantum mechanics.

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Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics2015
Nobel Prize in Physics2011
Albert Einstein Medal2011
Clarivate Citation Laureates2010
MacArthur Fellows Program2008
The Shaw Prize in Astronomy2006
Sackler Prize for Physics2004
Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy2002
Robert J. Trumpler Award1999

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Riess shared both the 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics with Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for providing evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.

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Born 1969 · age 56

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Riccardo GiacconiBoth received Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomySaul PerlmutterBoth received The Shaw Prize in AstronomyAndrea M. GhezBoth received Sackler Prize for PhysicsTakaaki KajitaBoth received Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental PhysicsSara SeagerBoth received Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyRainer WeissBoth received The Shaw Prize in Astronomy