Cosmic Microwave Background
Dicke revives interest in detecting relic radiation from a hot early universe
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Robert Henry Dicke Biography and Timeline
Follow Robert Henry Dicke through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.
Robert Henry Dicke, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1961–1965Years on this page
1961
1964
Cosmic Microwave Background
Dicke organises a Princeton group to search experimentally for cosmic microwave background radiation
1965
Cosmic Microwave Background
Dicke interprets the microwave background detection as relic radiation from a hot dense early universe
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