The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006

Determining differences in temperature

The DMR – Differential Microwave Radiometer – collected and compared microwave background radiation from different directions on the sky. These temperature differences can be visualised on a map of the heavens.

	Contents: \| Introduction - The first light in the Universe \| Clues to where matter began to accumulate \| Detecting microwaves \| Determining differences in temperature \| Timeline \| Further reading \| Credits \|
	Nobel Poster from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, web adapted by Nobel Web AB.

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006

Determining differences in temperature

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006

John C. Mather

George F. Smoot