Reinhard Genzel was awarded Nobel Prize 2020 in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy."
Nationality Germany
Institution University of California, Berkeley; Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
Award 2020
Discipline Physics
Co-recipients Andrea Ghez, Roger Penrose
MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 2020 in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy."
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