Robert P. Kirshner
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Robert P. Kirshner is an American astronomer renowned for his work on supernovae and the accelerating expansion of the universe, contributing to the discovery of dark energy.
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| Robert P. Kirshner canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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astronomer ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
A.B. in Astronomy
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Ph.D. in Astronomy ⓘ |
| affiliation | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Astronomical Society Education Prize
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Gruber Cosmology Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences membership NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaw Prize in Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1949-08-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Harvard University ⓘ
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Harvard College
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| employer |
Harvard University
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Michigan ⓘ |
| familyName | Kirshner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ supernovae ⓘ |
| genre | popular science writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasWritten | The Extravagant Universe: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to discovery of dark energy
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research on supernovae ⓘ work on accelerating expansion of the universe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ High-z Supernova Search Team NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Robert P. Kirshner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Adam G. Riess
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Brian P. Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Extravagant Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Clowes Professor of Science at Harvard University
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Director of the Harvard College Observatory ⓘ Head of the Optical and Infrared Division at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ⓘ Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Type Ia supernovae
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cosmic distance scale ⓘ dark energy ⓘ |
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