Wow and far out! Congratulations to Brian. And congratulations to Brett, Peter and the other amateurs who assist this type of research.
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Originally Posted by Zaps
That's probably due to the fact that Schmidt is American...
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Who needed to be in Australia to succeed.
from the ABC:
Professor Schmidt, a joint US-Australian citizen, said he may not have become a Nobel winner if he had not met his Australian wife at Harvard and come to live in the country 17 years ago.
"For me, I think being in Australia was probably, you know, absolutely essential for being part of this," he said.
"I came here at the age of 27 and was able, and was backed with the resources and just the status, to run an international team.
"And you know that's a uniquely Australian thing. So I guess for me I think if I had stayed in the US this might not have happened.
"So I guess I am very grateful to ANU and Australia in general for all the support I got here as a very young person."
Professor Schmidt said one of the reasons he was so readily willing to come to Australia was the opportunity to work at Mount Stromlo, which he described as "one of the great astronomical institutions in the world".
. Great pinot noir is one of the special pleasures of life.
