Ralph Asher Alpher
American cosmologist (1921-2007) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86
Ralph Asher Alpher was an American cosmologist, who carried out pioneering work in the early 1950s on the Big Bang model, including Big Bang nucleosynthesis and predictions of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
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2007Died12 August 20072005National Medal of ScienceAward1993Henry Draper MedalAward1980John Price Wetherill MedalAward1975Magellanic PremiumAward1921Born3 February 1921
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1921 to 2007 · aged 86
