Alan Harvey Guth1979
Guth develops the idea of cosmic inflation to solve puzzles in Big Bang cosmology
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Guth develops the idea of cosmic inflation to solve puzzles in Big Bang cosmology
Guth presents inflation as an early exponential expansion of the universe
Guth publishes the inflationary universe model as an extension of Big Bang theory
Steinhardt develops inflationary scenarios that link early expansion to later cosmic structure
Steinhardt critiques aspects of inflation and stimulates debate over early universe evidence
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