Wendy Freedman
Astrophysicist | Uncovering the Universe's Secrets
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Wendy Freedman is a renowned astrophysicist and former director of the Carnegie Observatories. As the Principal Investigator of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project, she led the team that determined the Hubble Constant, a critical measurement of the universe's expansion rate.
Freedman's groundbreaking research has advanced our understanding of cosmology and the evolution of galaxies. With a PhD from the University of Toronto, she now shares her expertise as a Professor at the University of Chicago, inspiring audiences to explore the frontiers of scientific discovery.
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This telescope might show us the beginning of the universe
When and how did the universe begin? A global group of astronomers wants to answer that question by peering as far back in time as a large new telescope will let us see. Wendy Freedman headed the creation of the Giant Magellan Telescope, under construction in South America; at TEDGlobal in Rio, she shares a bold vision of the discoveries about our universe that the GMT could make possible.
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