RIP George F. Smoot III (1945-2025)

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George F. Smoot III, a renowned physicist and Nobel Prize winner, passed away at his home in Paris at the age of 80. He was instrumental in the study of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), significantly advancing cosmology and earning the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside John C. Mather. Smoot's work with the COBE satellite provided groundbreaking insights into the universe's early conditions. His contributions have left a lasting legacy in the field of astrophysics, and he is remembered for his engaging public presence, including appearances on popular television shows. The scientific community mourns his loss and honors his impactful career.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Smoot
https://physics.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/george-smoot-iii
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https://apc.u-paris.fr/fr/memory-george-fitzgerald-smoot-iii
The APC Laboratory mourns the loss of George Smoot, who passed away at his home in Paris. George Smoot was one of the pioneers of observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), which revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos and placed cosmology on a firm experimental footing.
https://elements.lbl.gov/news/honoring-the-legacy-of-george-smoot/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2006/smoot/facts/
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 was awarded jointly to John C. Mather and George F. Smoot "for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation"

https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200611/nobel.cfm



https://inspirehep.net/authors/988263

Structure in the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer First-Year Maps (Astrophysical Journal Letters v.396, p.L1, Sept 1992) - doi 10.1086/186504
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992ApJ...396L...1S/abstract
https://inspirehep.net/literature/333970

Cosmic Background Radiation Mini-Review - Douglas Scott, George Smoot
https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0406567



(2014) The Universe and Computers with George Smoot


(2012) An interview with Nobel laureate George Smoot - Physics World

https://physicsworld.com/a/cosmic-microwave-background-pioneer-george-smoot-dies-aged-80/

Prof. George Smoot Youtube Channel Intro




https://academictree.org/physics/tree.php?pid=49881
https://astrogen.aas.org/front/searchdetails.php?agnumber=34073
https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=170379


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