John Mather

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Mather

GPTKB entity

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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:birthName	gptkb:John_Cromwell_Mather
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Roanoke,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Paul_L._Richards
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:cosmology astrophysics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John Mather
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:COBE_satellite gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope cosmic microwave background radiation
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Physical_Society gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith	gptkb:George_F._Smoot
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear	2006
gptkbp:occupation	astronomer
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Jane_Hauser
gptkbp:thesisTitle	gptkb:Measurement_of_the_Cosmic_Microwave_Background_Spectrum_by_Absolute_Radiometry
gptkbp:thesisYear	1974
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fundamental_Physics_Prize gptkb:University_of_California gptkb:University_of_Miami gptkb:John_Milnor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4