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Reinhard Genzel

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Reinhard Genzel is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy", which he shared with Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose. In a 2021 interview given to Federal University of Pará in Brazil, Genzel recalls his journey as a physicist; the influence of his father, Ludwig Genzel; his experiences working with Charles H. Townes; and more.

German (de-DE)

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Reinhard Genzel ist ein deutscher Astrophysiker. Er ist Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts für extraterrestrische Physik in Garching bei München. Genzel erhielt 2020 gemeinsam mit der US-amerikanischen Astronomin Andrea Ghez eine Hälfte des Nobelpreises für Physik für die Entdeckung des heute als Sagittarius A* bekannten, supermassereichen Schwarzen Lochs im Zentrum der Milchstraße.

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