In what year did Brian Schmidt receive the Shaw Prize?
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The Shaw Prize in Astronomy was awarded to Brian Schmidt in 2006. He was recognized for his work in developing the first reliable way to measure the expansion rate of the universe, which led to the discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.
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