JOHN C. MATHER

2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics

for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation.

• Born: 1946
• Place of birth: US
• Nationality:US
• Residence: US
• Affiliation:
  
  • Address:
    NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
    Code 665, Observational Cosmology
    Greenbelt, MD 20771
    
• Telephone:(301) 286-8720; -6885
• E-mail: john.c.mather@nasa.gov
• Education:
  • Swarthmore College, B.A. 1968 (Physics)
  • Univ. of California at Berkeley, Ph. D. 1974 (Physics)

• Books on Cosmic Background Radiation
• The Very First Light: The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe by John C. Mather (Author), John Boslough (Author)

• Prize co-recipient: George F. Smoot
• Nobel Laureate Robert W. Wilson
• Nobel Laureate Arno A. Penzias
• COBE Cosmic Background Explorer
• Curriculum Vitae
• Official award announcement and background
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