Ralph Alpher Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ralph Alpher, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1948–19502 events2 places

Chronological biography

1948

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis1948

Science / Astronomy · Physicist · George Washington University

Alpher publishes work on element formation in a hot dense early universe

Cosmic Microwave Background1948

Science / Astronomy · Physicist · Applied Physics Laboratory

Alpher predicts with Herman that the expanding universe should contain cooled remnant radiation

1950

Cosmic Microwave Background1950

Science / Astronomy · Physicist · Applied Physics Laboratory

Alpher refines predictions for the relic radiation temperature expected from a hot early universe

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.