Robert Woodrow Wilson
American astronomer
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Robert Woodrow Wilson is an American astronomer who, along with Arno Allan Penzias, discovered cosmic microwave background radiation in 1964. The pair won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for its discovery. Wikipedia
Born: 1936 (age 88 years), Houston, TX
Known for: Cosmic microwave background radiation
Education: California Institute of Technology (1957–1962), Rice University (1957), and Lamar High School
Parents: Fannie Willis Wilson and Ralph W. Wilson