2008 Gruber Cosmology Prize       J. Richard Bond   J. Richard Bond’s approach to cosmological questions combines a unique blend of original theory and full involvement in the observations made by experimental teams. He has helped usher the field through three decades of what has been described as its "golden age." Bond’s work is known for the solution of outstanding and important problems through detailed and thorough calculations and comparisons with observation.

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