Reinhard Genzel is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU Munich and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Michel MayorAlso won Tycho Brahe Medal
Jocelyn Bell BurnellAlso won Herschel Medal
Theodor W. HänschAlso won Stern-Gerlach Medal
Albert BanduraAlso won honorary doctorate of University Grenoble-Alpes
Kip S. ThorneAlso won Karl Schwarzschild Medal
Andrea M. GhezAlso won Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in AstronomyAbout this person
Reinhard Genzel is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU Munich and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy", which he shared with Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose. In a 2021 interview given to Federal University of Pará in Brazil, Genzel recalls his journey as a physicist; the influence of his father, Ludwig Genzel; his experiences working with Charles H. Townes; and more.
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