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Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, an Uncommon card
The discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation constitutes a major development in modern physical cosmology.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 28
- Power
- 88
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 33,000
Power 88 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation quiz: 3 questions
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In 1978, Penzias and Wilson were ______ the Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint measurement.
Answer
awarded. In 1978, Penzias and Wilson were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint measurement. From the Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation article on Wikipedia.
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Answer
Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation. Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation 60 · Arnold Mühren 57 · Manindra Agrawal 54 · Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog 50 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In 1964, American physicist Arno Allan Penzias and radio-astronomer Robert Woodrow Wilson discovered the cosmic microwave background, estimating its temperature as 3.5 K, as they experimented with the Holmdel Horn Antenna.
- The new measurements were accepted as important evidence for a hot early Universe and as evidence against the rival steady state theory as theoretical work around 1950 showed the need for a CMB for consistency with the simplest relativistic universe models.
- In 1978, Penzias and Wilson were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint measurement.
Why it is Uncommon
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Text : Wikipedia, Discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA / WMAP Science Team, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
