Robert Wilson
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Robert Wilson is an American physicist best known for co-discovering the cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
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| Robert Wilson canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
American physicist
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physicist ⓘ radio astronomer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Henry Draper Medal
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John J. Carty Award ⓘ
surface form:
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| coDiscovererWith | Arno Penzias ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Big Bang cosmology ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| discovered | cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California Institute of Technology
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Rice University ⓘ |
| employer | Bell Telephone Laboratories ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cosmology
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physics ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
astrophysics
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cosmic background radiation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation
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providing evidence for the Big Bang theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Robert Wilson ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first precise detection of relic radiation from the early universe ⓘ |
| notableWork | measurement of cosmic microwave background radiation ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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physicist ⓘ |
| workLocation | Holmdel, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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