Evidence of the Big Bang

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Recorded06 Jan 2015

Publisherpodcasts.files.bbci.co.uk ↗

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In 1964, Dr Robert Wilson and Dr Arno Penzias made an unexpected discovery which became the first proof of the Big Bang Theory. They found cosmic microwave background radiation using a special antenna in Holmdel, New Jersey. Their discovery won them the Nobel Prize. We hear from Dr Robert Wilson. Photo: The horn antenna in Holmdel (BBC)

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