Riess was born in Washington, D.C., one of three children. He grew up in Warren, New Jersey, where his father (Naval engineer Michael Riess) owned a frozen-foods distribution company, Bistro International, and his mother (Doris Riess) worked as a clinical psychologist. Michael Riess (1931–2007) immigrated to the United States with his parents (journalist, war correspondent and author Curt Riess and Ilse Posnansky) from Germany on the ship SS Europa (1928) in 1936. Adam Riess has two sisters— Gail Saltz, a psychiatrist, and Holly Hagerman, an artist. Riess married Nancy Joy Schondorf in 1998.
The personal name Adam derives from the Hebrew noun ha adamah meaning "the ground" or "earth". It is still a Hebrew given name, and its Quranic and Biblical usage has ensured that it is also a common name in all countries which draw on these traditions. It is particularly common in Christian- and Muslim-majority countries. In most languages its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. Adán is the Spanish form of this name.
Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In other languages there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski etc.
In Arabic, Adam (آدم) means "made from the earth/mud/clay".
Roger Adam was a French aircraft designer and manufacturer who produced light aircraft in kit from 1948 to 1955. He established the firm Etablissements Aeronautiques R. Adam.
Adam was a major character in the 1994 novel, Mordenheim, written by Chet Williamson.
Fictional character biography
Adam is the darklord of Lamordia. Known as Mordenheim's Monster or the Creature, he is an extremely intelligent and nimble dread flesh golem, based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Adam is the most successful creation of Dr. Victor Mordenheim in his research into the creation of life, albeit the one that causes him grief unmeasured. Adam reduced the doctor's wife Elise to a vegetative state and apparently murdered their adopted daughter Eva.
The two are inextricably bound together: Dr. Mordenheim has Adam's immortality, and in return Adam shares the doctor's anguish.
Usually hidden from sight, Adam is believed to spend most of his time on the Isle of Agony, part of the archipelago known as the Finger.
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Cermak, Andrew, John W. Mangrum, and Andrew Wyatt. Secrets of the Dread Realms (White Wolf Publishing, 2001).
When the rain falls down I look up to the sky Picture you up there and all I do is cry Being here without you is like a dying pain I'm here looking up, searching for you in the rain You're looking down on me like a guiding star I will always love you wherever you are Being without you is like a dying pain I'm here looking up, searching for you in the rain Since they took you from me I have no reason for life
The lead author of the latest findings, astrophysicist Adam Riess of Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, said that the universe is currently expanding faster than the best-known theories can explain.
The [JWST] measurements give the same results as the Hubble telescope for the same objects, so it strengthens the case for the tension.ProfessorAdam Riess ... The team, led by Nobel laureate Adam Riess, ...
According to lead author and Nobel laureateProfessorAdam Riess, this shows that our understanding of the birth of the universe could be totally wrong ... Professor Riess initially ... Professor Riess says.
... very seriously—it's a challenge but also an incredible opportunity to learn more about our universe," said Nobel laureate and lead author Adam Riess, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor and Thomas J.
It also opens up new possibilities for research, as Adam Riess—the paper’s lead author, and the recipient of the 2011Nobel Prize in Physics for his research into the Hubble tension–explains.
It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is expanding ... However, a new debate now grips the astronomy community ... The most precise distance ladder measurement comes from the SH0ES scientific team led by Nobel laureateAdam Riess.
ESA/Hubble & Nasa, F. Pacaud, D. Coe It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is expanding ...U.S ...Distance ladder ... The most precise distance ladder measurement comes from the SH0ES scientific team led by Nobel laureateAdam Riess ... .
Haiden Riess, Pilgrim. Riess netted a pair of goals as the Patriots notched a 5-3 win over Johnston. Defense was in short supply in this one, and Riess made the most of a couple of chances to lift Pilgrim past the Panthers. Adam Vespia, Toll Gate... On X.
