George Smoot

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George Smoot

Physics

#211

World Rank

#399

Historical Rank

#105

USA Rank

Cosmology

#21

World Rank

#24

Historical Rank

#11

USA Rank

Astrophysics

#109

World Rank

#123

Historical Rank

#48

USA Rank

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Why Is George Smoot Influential?

According to Wikipedia, George Fitzgerald Smoot III is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, Nobel laureate, and the second contestant to win the $1 million prize on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006 for his work on the Cosmic Background Explorer with John C. Mather that led to the "discovery of the black body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation".

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What Schools Are Affiliated With George Smoot?

George Smoot is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology