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Adam G. Riess
| Full Name of the recipient | Adam G. Riess |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 2011 |
| Share in Award | 25.0% |
| Award Shared with | Saul Perlmutter (50.0%) Brian P. Schmidt (25.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Place of Birth | Washington, DC, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 16 December 1969 |
| Age at the time of Award | 41 years |
