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Roger Penrose
| Full Name of the recipient | Roger Penrose |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 2020 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Reinhard Genzel (25.0%) Andrea Ghez (25.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Place of Birth | Colchester, United Kingdom GBR |
| Date of Birth | 8 August 1931 |
| Age at the time of Award | 88 years |
