Cosmic Microwave Background
Wilson detects the same persistent microwave noise with the Holmdel horn antenna
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Robert Woodrow Wilson Biography and Timeline
Follow Robert Woodrow Wilson through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.
Robert Woodrow Wilson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1964–1978Years on this page
1964
1965
Cosmic Microwave Background
Wilson publishes the microwave excess with Penzias, providing decisive evidence for a hot early universe
1978
Nobel Prize
Wilson receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Records, sources and methodology
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