Robert Woodrow Wilson
Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
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Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Contributions to astronomy and physics include significant work on cosmic microwave background radiation. Discoveries led to a deeper understanding of the Big Bang theory. Shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics with two colleagues for contributions to the discovery of the cosmic background radiation which is a remnant from the early universe. Held academic positions at various institutions and influenced generations of students in the field of physics.
Shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics
Contributed to the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation
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