Charles L. Bennett

American astronomer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1956 · age 69

Charles Leonard Bennett is an American observational astrophysicist. He is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, the Alumni Centennial Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a Gilman Scholar at Johns Hopkins University. He is the Principal Investigator of NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP).

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2017Isaac Newton MedalAward2012Gruber Prize in CosmologyAward2010Clarivate Citation LaureatesAwardThe Shaw Prize in AstronomyAward2009Comstock Prize in PhysicsAward2006Harvey PrizeAward2005Henry Draper MedalAward2003Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward1956Born16 November 1956

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