Robert Woodrow Wilson: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 06, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings - Robert W. Wilson. | Apr 04, 2021 | ||
| Noted that he left the Radio Physics Research Department at Bell Laboratories and joined the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. | Sep 05, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engineering and Technology History Wiki - Biography of Robert Wilson. | Feb 09, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Biography of Natasha Trethewey. | May 23, 2014 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 30, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nobel Prize - Robert Woodrow Wilson. | Sep 25, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 17, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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