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Also Known As Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow
Born June 23, 1942 (age 84) • Shropshire • England
Awards And Honors Templeton Prize (2011)
Notable Works “Our Final Century”
Subjects Of Study big-bang model • cosmology

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