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Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1946–1948Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1946

George Gamow1946

George Washington University · Science / Astronomy

Gamow argues that the hot early universe could explain the origin of chemical elements

1948

Ralph Alpher1948

George Washington University · Science / Astronomy

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

Hans Bethe1948

George Washington University · Science / Astronomy

Bethe is included on the alpha beta gamma paper that publicises early universe nucleosynthesis

George Gamow1948

George Washington University · Science / Astronomy

Gamow promotes the hot Big Bang model as a way to explain cosmic element abundances

Names involved

George GamowHans BetheRalph Alpher

Provenance

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