Penzias detects unexplained microwave antenna noise that will be identified as cosmic background radiation
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Historical person
Arno Allan Penzias Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Arno Allan Penzias, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
3 records1964–19782 events2 places
Chronological biography
1964
Cosmic Microwave Background1964
1965
Cosmic Microwave Background1965
Penzias publishes the measurement of excess antenna temperature from the cosmic microwave background
1978
Nobel Prize10 December 1978
Penzias receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Titles and roles
Physicist
Record provenance
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