Alan Guth
Alan Guth · Science & Medicine
Physicist; proposed cosmic inflation
1947, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
United States
Alan Guth is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; proposed cosmic inflation
A physicist trained at MIT, Guth proposed in 1980 the theory of cosmic inflation — a fleeting burst of exponential expansion in the very early universe that explains its large-scale uniformity and flatness — now a cornerstone of modern cosmology. Born to a Jewish family, he received many honors including the Kavli Prize and the Breakthrough Prize.
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Physicist; proposed cosmic inflation
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