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 PerlmutterProbably the single most important thing about the Nobel Prize for most people is whether they get the coveted parking space on campus.
Saul PerlmutterFrom our point of view, the most exciting thing would be if we discovered something really fundamental in our understanding was just off a bit - and that now we have a chance to revisit it
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