
WMAP team wins Gruber Prize
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2012.53404_4.x
Subject(s) - cmb cold spot , history , geography , physics , optics , cosmic microwave background , anisotropy
Charles Bennett (right) and the team behind the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe received the 2012 Gruber Prize, in recognition of the precision of their results that have turned an “appealing scenario into precise science”.