Arno Allan Penzias10 December 1978
Penzias receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
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Penzias receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Wilson receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the microwave background discovery
Mather receives the Nobel Prize for COBE measurements of the microwave background spectrum
Smoot receives the Nobel Prize for COBE discovery of microwave background anisotropies
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