Ralph Alpher Biography

Ralph Alpher biography

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NAME: Ralph Alpher
OCCUPATION: Astronomer
BIRTH DATE: February 03, 1921
DEATH DATE: August 12, 2007
EDUCATION: George Washington University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington, D.C.
PLACE OF DEATH: Austin, Texas
Full Name: Ralph Asher Alpher

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American cosmologist Ralph Asher Alpher is best known for laying the foundations for the big-bang model of evolution.

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American cosmologist Ralph Asher Alpher is now credited with laying the foundations for the big-bang model, a widely held theory of the evolution of the universe. His work was not recognized at the time astronomers Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson won the 1978 Nobel Prize for Physics for a discovery that supported the big-bang model of creation, but he was later recognized with numerous awards.