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  1. Robert Woodrow Wilson (born January 10, 1936) is an American astronomer who, along with Arno Allan Penzias, discovered cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) in 1964. The pair won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for its discovery.

  2. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1978 was divided, one half awarded to Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa "for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics", the other half jointly to Arno Allan Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson "for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation"

  3. Robert Woodrow Wilson (born January 10, 1936, Houston, Texas, U.S.) is an American radio astronomer who shared, with Arno Penzias, the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics for a discovery that supported the big-bang model of creation.

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. president, led America through World War I and crafted the Versailles Treaty's "Fourteen Points," the last of which was creating a League of Nations to ensure...

  5. Robert Wilson is an American physicist born in Houston, Texas, on January 10, 1936, who received the Nobel Prize in 1978 for discovering the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Interested in electronics from an early age, Wilson excelled in math and science in high school as well as being actively involved in his high school music program.

  6. Robert Woodrow Wilson. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1978. Born: 10 January 1936, Houston, TX, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, USA. Prize motivation: “for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation”. Prize share: 1/4.

  7. Oct 29, 2009 · Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), the 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921 and led America through World War I (1914-1918). Remembered as an advocate for democracy, progressivism and...