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Saul Perlmutter

Astronomy

Saul Perlmutter (born September 22, 1959) is an American astrophysicist who is a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1959 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1959-09-22 1
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Dark Energy, Theories
Additional Source Dark Energy (Wikipedia)Late-time dark energy section (edge: proposed-by, Perlmutter)
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1. Saul Perlmutter (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Saul Perlmutter (born September 22, 1959) is an American astrophysicist who is a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: September 22, 1959
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: September 22, 1959
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Dark Energy (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Dark Energy, Late-time dark energy section (edge: proposed-by, Perlmutter)
Quote, Proposed: Dark Energy, Late-time dark energy section (edge: proposed-by, Perlmutter)
The first direct evidence for dark energy came from supernova observations in 1998 of accelerated expansion in Riess et al. and in Perlmutter et al.
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