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9.4 Brilliant

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9.0 Brilliant

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8.7 Excellent

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Roger Penrose

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8.6 Excellent

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Chen-Ning Yang

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8.6 Excellent

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8.3 Excellent

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8.3 Excellent

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8.1 Excellent

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Brian Josephson

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8.0 Excellent

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Elizabeth Blackburn

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8.0 Excellent

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Saul Perlmutter

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7.9 Very Good

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7.8 Very Good

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Jim Peebles

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7.8 Very Good

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7.6 Very Good