Nobel Laureate George Smoot and the Origin of the Universe

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Additional Links

• Smoot Group Online

  Professor George Smoot's group conducts research on the early Universe (cosmology) using the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) and other astrophysical sources. These investigations are directed towards realizing a variety of science goals regarding cosmology.

• Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics

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• George Smoot / John C. Mather Nobel Prize Page

  Awarded for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation.