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