John C. Mather

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John C. Mather

Physics

#104

World Rank

#210

Historical Rank

#57

USA Rank

Cosmology

#19

World Rank

#21

Historical Rank

#9

USA Rank

Astrophysics

#75

World Rank

#83

Historical Rank

#36

USA Rank

physics Degrees

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• Physics

John C. Mather's Degrees

• PhD Physics University of California, Berkeley
• Bachelors Physics Swarthmore College

Why Is John C. Mather Influential?

According to Wikipedia, John Cromwell Mather is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his work on the Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite with George Smoot. This work helped cement the big-bang theory of the universe. According to the Nobel Prize committee, "the COBE-project can also be regarded as the starting point for cosmology as a precision science."

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What Schools Are Affiliated With John C. Mather?

John C. Mather is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Maryland, College Park
• University of California, Berkeley
• Swarthmore College