Arno Allan Penzias
Arno Allan Penzias(/ˈpɛnziəs/;April 26, 1933 – January 22, 2024) was aGerman-bornAmericanphysicistandradio astronomer.Along withRobert Woodrow Wilson,he discovered thecosmic microwave background radiation,which helped create theBig Bangtheory of cosmology. He and Wilson won the 1978Nobel Prize in Physics.
Penzias was born inMunich,Germanyand raised inNew York City.[1][2]He studied atColumbia University.
Penzias died from problems caused byAlzheimer's diseaseinSan Francisco,Californiaon January 22, 2024, at the age of 90.[3]
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- ↑Notable Twentieth-century Scientists: L-R
- ↑"Arno Allan Penzias".HowStuffWorks.July 2010.Retrieved26 November2013.
- ↑Hafner, Katie(January 22, 2014)."Arno A. Penzias, 90, Dies; Nobel Physicist Confirmed Big Bang Theory".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 23,2024.
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