The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 Navigate to: Summary- John C. Mather- George F. Smoot Prize announcement Press release Popular information Advanced information Award ceremony speech Award ceremony video Banquet video Speed read The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 Contents: | Introduction – The first light in the Universe | Clues to where matter began to accumulate | Detecting microwaves | Determining differences in temperature | Timeline | Further reading | Credits | Nobel Poster from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, web adapted by Nobel Web AB. Go to the top of the page