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Robert Wilson

Prize
Nobel Prize in Physics — 1978
for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation
Citizenship
United States United States
Languages
English
date of birth
1/10/1936
place of birth
Houston
Age
90 years
educated at
  • Rice University
    • academic degree: Bachelor of Arts
    • end time: 6/10/1957
    • start time: 9/6/1953
  • California Institute of Technology
    • academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
    • end time: 3/1/1962
    • start time: 9/5/1957
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Rice University
  • Lamar High School
employer
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
    • start time: 10/31/1994
  • California Institute of Technology
    • start time: 3/1/1962
field of work
  • physics
occupation
  • astronomer
  • physicist
  • researcher
  • Nobel Prize winner
member of
  • National Academy of Sciences
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society
  • American Astronomical Society
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • American Physical Society
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