Saul Perlmutter

Nobel Prize lecture

Measuring the Acceleration of the Cosmic Expansion Using Supernovae

Saul Perlmutter delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2011, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Börje Johansson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics.

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Saul Perlmutter delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2011, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was introduced by Professor Börje Johansson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Physics.

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