Reinhard Genzel
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1 (of 8) The Nobel Prize medal and diploma were presented to physics laureate Reinhard Genzel at the Bavarian State Chancellery (Bayerische Staatskanzlei) in Munich on 8 December 2020.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Bernhard Ludewig
2 (of 8) Reinhard Genzel showing his Nobel Prize medal.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Bernhard Ludewig
3 (of 8) Reinhard Genzel’s Nobel Prize medal
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Bernhard Ludewig
4 (of 8) Portrait of 2020 Physics Laureate Reinhard Genzel.
Photo: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft – Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik.
5 (of 8) This photo of Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel was snapped after he discovered he had been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Photographer: Dr. Stefan Gillessen.
6 (of 8) Image from the press conference on 6 October, 2020 at Max Planck Institute. The press conference took place after it was announced that Reinhard Genzel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020.
Photo credit: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
7 (of 8) Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel with his mentor and fellow Nobel Laureate Charles Townes in Townes' office. Townes sadly passed away in 2015 but on the day of the announcement Reinhard Genzel received congratulatory emails from Townes' four daughters.
Photo credit: UC Berkeley Physics Department
8 (of 8) Portrait of Reinhard Genzel taken in 2012.
Photo: Jan Nordén, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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