Ralph Alpher
American cosmologist (1921–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralph Asher Alpher (February 3, 1921 – August 12, 2007) was an American cosmologist, who carried out pioneering work in the early 1950s on the Big Bang model, including Big Bang nucleosynthesis and predictions of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
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Born | Ralph Asher Alpher (1921-02-03)February 3, 1921 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | August 12, 2007(2007-08-12) (aged 86) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Known for | First modern physical theory of nucleosynthesis and prediction of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation in 1948. |
Awards | Magellanic Premium (1975) Henry Draper Medal (1993) National Medal of Science (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cosmology, Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, General Electric Research and Development Center, Union College, Dudley Observatory |
Doctoral advisor | Georg Antonovich Gamow |
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