Charles L. Bennett
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Charles L. Bennett is an American astrophysicist best known for leading the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) mission, which precisely measured the cosmic microwave background and helped establish the standard model of cosmology.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astrophysicist ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Maryland, College Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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Gruber Cosmology Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Draper Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaw Prize in Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
precision determination of the Hubble constant
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precision determination of the age of the universe ⓘ precision determination of the composition of the universe ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Maryland, College Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmic microwave background ⓘ cosmology ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | standard model of cosmology (ΛCDM model) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
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establishing parameters of the standard model of cosmology ⓘ precision measurements of the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| led | Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Physical Society ⓘ International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Charles L. Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership of the WMAP mission
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research on anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrophysicist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Alumni Centennial Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University
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Bloomberg Distinguished Professor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cosmic microwave background anisotropies
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early universe cosmology ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| workedAt | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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