About Paulo Freire
Born 1970. Paulo Freire is a Portuguese astronomer, known for General relativity and Pulsars.
Paulo Freire (born October 27, 1970, in Lisbon) is a Portuguese astronomer.
He obtained his PhD in 2001 at the University of Manchester in Manchester, England; his supervisor was Andrew Lyne. From 2001 to 2009, Freire worked at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Since 2009, he has been working at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, in Bonn, Germany.
In 2011, he won a €1.9-million grant from the European Research Council.
In April 2013, he was part of the team researching the expansion of the experimentally verified scope of Einstein's theory of relativity as a result of observations of the pulsar PSR J0348+0432.
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Who is Paulo Freire?
Portuguese astronomer
When was Paulo Freire born?
Paulo Freire was born on 27 October 1970 in Lisbon.
What is Paulo Freire's occupation?
Paulo Freire is an astronomer.
What is Paulo Freire known for?
Paulo Freire is known for General relativity and Pulsars.
What nationality is Paulo Freire?
Paulo Freire is Portuguese.
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