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Also Known As Penzias, Arno Allan
Born April 26, 1933 • Munich • Germany
Died January 22, 2024 (aged 90) • San Francisco • California
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1978)
Subjects Of Study big-bang model • cosmic microwave background

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