Andrea M. Ghez
American astronomer · United States · Scientists · Born 1965 · age 61
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Something wrong?Andrea Mia Ghez is an American astrophysicist. She shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics with Reinhard Genzel "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy". This object is generally recognized to be a black hole.
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2020Nobel Prize in PhysicsAward2017Sven Berggren prizeAward2016Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward2012Crafoord Prize in AstronomyAward2008MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward2004Sackler Prize for PhysicsAward1999Maria Goeppert-Mayer AwardAward1998Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in AstronomyAward1996Packard Fellowship for Science and EngineeringAward1994Annie Jump Cannon Award in AstronomyAward1965Born16 June 1965
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
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Dates
Born 1965 · age 61
In common with Andrea
Frances ArnoldBoth received Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
Fred HoyleBoth received Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
Cecilia Payne-GaposchkinBoth received Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
Jim PeeblesBoth received Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
Luis von AhnBoth received Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
Adam RiessBoth received Sackler Prize for PhysicsFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.