Adam G. Riess
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Adam G. Riess is an American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam G. Riess canonical | 4 |
| Adam Riess | 2 |
| Adam Guy Riess | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam G. Riess Context triple: [Gruber Cosmology Prize, notableRecipient, Adam G. Riess]
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A.
Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter is an American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his leadership in discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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B.
Brian Schmidt
Brian Schmidt is an American-Australian astrophysicist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his work on the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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C.
George F. Smoot
George F. Smoot is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on cosmic microwave background radiation, which provided strong evidence for the Big Bang theory.
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D.
Sammy Perlmutter
Sammy Perlmutter is a television producer best known for serving as an executive producer on the anthology series "Genius."
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E.
John C. Mather
John C. Mather is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist, Nobel Prize laureate, and a leading scientist behind NASA’s Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) mission that helped confirm the Big Bang theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam G. Riess Target entity description: Adam G. Riess is an American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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A.
Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter is an American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his leadership in discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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B.
Brian Schmidt
Brian Schmidt is an American-Australian astrophysicist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his work on the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
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C.
George F. Smoot
George F. Smoot is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist best known for his Nobel Prize–winning work on cosmic microwave background radiation, which provided strong evidence for the Big Bang theory.
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D.
Sammy Perlmutter
Sammy Perlmutter is a television producer best known for serving as an executive producer on the anthology series "Genius."
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E.
John C. Mather
John C. Mather is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist, Nobel Prize laureate, and a leading scientist behind NASA’s Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) mission that helped confirm the Big Bang theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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astrophysicist ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Physics
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PhD in Astrophysics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Einstein Medal
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surface form:
Einstein Medal
Gruber Cosmology Prize ⓘ Heineman Prize for Astrophysics ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Shaw Prize in Astronomy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-12-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer |
Johns Hopkins University
ⓘ
Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ |
| familyName | Riess ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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observational cosmology ⓘ supernova cosmology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Adam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hubble constant measurements
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discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe ⓘ observations of distant Type Ia supernovae ⓘ work on dark energy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
High-z Supernova Search Team
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Supernova Cosmology Project ⓘ |
| name |
Adam G. Riess
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Adam Guy Riess
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| NobelPrize.category | Physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.sharedWith |
Brian Schmidt
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surface form:
Brian P. Schmidt
Saul Perlmutter ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 2011 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant
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surface form:
High-z Supernova Search Team discovery paper on cosmic acceleration
measurements of the Hubble constant with Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
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Thomas J. Barber Professor of Physics and Astronomy ⓘ professor of astronomy ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Hubble constant tension
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Type Ia supernovae ⓘ cosmic distance scale ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ |
| workplace |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
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Subject: Adam G. Riess Description of subject: Adam G. Riess is an American astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his work on the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adam Riess
this entity surface form:
Adam Riess
this entity surface form:
Adam Guy Riess