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The Importance of Awards in Science
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The Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to three scientists for their work on the expansion of the universe highlights the importance of awards in science and how it can inspire and focus people on accomplishing great things as well as the significance of team effort in experimental fields.
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This transcript discusses the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011 to three scientists for their discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, defying the belief that the expansion would slow down over time.
1:52:17 - 1:55:21 (03:03)
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This transcript discusses the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011 to three scientists for their discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, defying the belief that the expansion would slow down over time.
ChapterThe Importance of Awards in Science
Episode#137 – Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expanding Universe
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This episode discusses the contributions of Robert Dicke, Jim Peebles, and David Wilkinson to the discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB).
1:55:21 - 1:57:34 (02:13)
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This episode discusses the contributions of Robert Dicke, Jim Peebles, and David Wilkinson to the discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB). Although Penzias and Wilson received the Nobel Prize for their work, the episode highlights the importance of recognizing the entire team that contributed to the discovery.