As a scientist, you feel a sense of team spirit for your country but you also have a sense of team spirit for the international community. Saul Perlmutter communitycountryfeel Change image and share on social
It seemed like my favourite kind of job - a wonderful chance to ask something absolutely fundamental: the fate of the Universe and whether the Universe was infinite or not. Saul Perlmutter absolutelychancefate Change image and share on social
This new understanding of processes on Europa would not have been possible without the foundation of the last 20 years of observations over Earth's ice sheets and floating ice shelves. Saul Perlmutter eartheuropafloat Change image and share on social
Astronomers ought to be able to ask fundamental questions without accelerators. Saul Perlmutter acceleratorastronomerfundamental Change image and share on social
You might expect gravity would slow it down, but it's just expanding faster and faster. Saul Perlmutter expandexpectfast Change image and share on social
I was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us. Saul Perlmutter kidthinkwork Change image and share on social
It is a tough choice between ending up in the cold or ending up in a fiery blast. Saul Perlmutter blastchoicecold Change image and share on social
So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising. Saul Perlmutter backbitesomeday Change image and share on social
Probably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus. Saul Perlmutter campuscovetimportant Change image and share on social
It's an unusual opportunity, a chance for so many people to share in the excitement and the fun of the fact that we may be on to hints as to what the Universe is made out of. I guess the whole point of a prize like this is to be able to get that out into the community. Saul Perlmutter chancecommunityexcitement share on social
