Useful Links / Further Reading
| The Nobel Laureates |
| John C. Mather, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| George F. Smoot, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| COBE |
| Presentation of the COBE project, NASA |
| Scientific articles |
| J. Mather et al., 1990, Astrophys. J (Letter) 354, 37 |
| G. Smoot et al., 1992, Astrophys. J (Letter) 396, 1 |
| R.W. Wilson, 1978, The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, Les Prix Nobel, 113 |
| Books |
| Mather, J.C. and Boslough, J. 1996: the very first light (BasicBooks 1996) |
| Smoot, G. and Davidson, K. 1993: Wrinkles in Time (Little, Brown and Company, London 1993) |
| Weinberg, S. 1993: The First Three Minutes, 2nd edition (BasicBooks 1988 & 1993) |
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Nobel Prizes 2020
Twelve laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2020, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
See them all presented here.
Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
See them all presented here.
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