A Brief History of the Prediction and Detection of the Expansion of The Universe and the CMB
by
Michael Way(NASA)
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Europe/Stockholm
FA31
FA31
Description
I will talk about the complicated history of the prediction and
discovery of the expansion of the universe and, of course, the cosmic
microwave background. We'll start with the "nebulae" observations of
Slipher in 1912 and end up with the 2006 Nobel Prize. I will also show
that some of the common wisdom today is incorrect with respect to the
credit given to various "titans" of Astronomy in this field. (Host: Kambiz Fathi)
