The Brazilian physicist won the Templeton prize more than 32 billion

Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser has just been awarded the Templeton prize worth $ 1.4 million (over VND 32 billion) for his important contributions both in science and spirit.

According to Reuters news agency, Marcelo Gleiser, 60, is also the first Latin American to be awarded the world's largest gold prize, leading the John Templeton Fund announcement in the US on March 19.

Professor Marcelo Gleiser is working at Dartmouth University, New Hampshire State (USA). Not only scientific research, he is also the author of many bestsellers and appears in many radio and television programs.

Physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser - (Photo: REUTERS).

He often discussed the view that science is a spiritual search to understand the origin of the universe and life on Earth.

"I will work harder to spread my message about global solidarity and planet awareness to a wider audience," Professor Gleiser said in a statement from Dartmouth after learning. News received awards.

According to Dartmouth University, Professor Gleiser studies the interface between what he calls the "physics of the great" and "the physics of the very small" to reconstruct developments in the early age of the universe.

Along with studying the origin of life on Earth, he also delved into the problem of the viability of alien life.

Mr. Gleiser was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro in a family of the Jewish community in this city. He studied in Brazil and England and became Professor at Dartmouth School of Physics and Astronomy since 1991.

In the past, the Templeton prize owners had the Dalai Lama and Mother Theresa. Last year, the award was given to Jordan's King Abdullah II.

The Templeton award began in 1972, named after the late global investor, Mr. John Templeton.