Laureate
George Efstathiou
Born 1955 · United Kingdom · Male
Awards
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2025
Shaw Prize — Astronomy
PhysicsFor their pioneering research in cosmology, in particular for their studies of fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background. Their predictions have been verified by an armada of ground-, balloon- and space-based instruments, leading to precise determinations of the age, geometry, and mass-energy content of the universe.