John C. Mather

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Swarthmore_College
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Medal
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Gruber_Prize_in_Cosmology
gptkbp:birthDate 1946-08-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Roanoke,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Paul_L._Richards
gptkbp:employer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:field gptkb:cosmology
astrophysics
physics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:cosmic_microwave_background_radiation
gptkb:COBE_satellite
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:George_F._Smoot
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 2006
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:COBE_(Cosmic_Background_Explorer)
gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkb:astronomer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Hauser
gptkbp:thesisTitle gptkb:A_preliminary_measurement_of_the_cosmic_microwave_background_spectrum_by_absolute_radiometry_(1974)
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Graduate_Research_Fellowship_Program
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:University_of_Maryland,_College_Park
gptkb:University_of_Miami
gptkb:US_National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John C. Mather