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Robert Herman

American astronomer (1914-1997) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82

Robert Herman was an American astronomer, best known for his work with Ralph Alpher in 1948-50, on estimating the temperature of cosmic microwave background radiation from the Big Bang explosion.

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1997Died13 February 19971993Henry Draper MedalAwardJohn von Neumann Theory PrizeAward1980John Price Wetherill MedalAward1975Magellanic PremiumAward1959Frederick W. Lanchester PrizeAward1914Born29 August 1914

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Henry Draper Medal1993
John von Neumann Theory Prize1993
John Price Wetherill Medal1980
Magellanic Premium1975
Frederick W. Lanchester Prize1959
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1997 · aged 82