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Princeton scientists win Shaw Prize for helping map the universe

Two Princeton University scientists have been recognized with a major international prize for their central role in a satellite experiment that has contributed to breakthroughs in better understanding the shape, makeup and age of the universe.
Astrophysicists Lyman Page and David Spergel were named May 27 as winners of the Shaw Prize for their pioneering work on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, the NASA satellite known as WMAP. They will share the $1 million award with their longtime collaborator, Charles Bennett of Johns Hopkins University.
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