David Spergel
David Spergel · Science & Medicine
Astrophysicist; analysis of the cosmic microwave background (WMAP)
1961, Rochester, New York, United States
United States · Princeton University · Simons Foundation
David Spergel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Astrophysicist; analysis of the cosmic microwave background (WMAP)
David Spergel is a theoretical astrophysicist whose analysis of data from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) helped pin down the age, composition and geometry of the universe, making the maps of the cosmic microwave background one of cosmology's most precise measurements. A longtime Princeton professor and MacArthur Fellow, he became president of the Simons Foundation. He was born to a Jewish family in Rochester, New York.
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Astrophysicist; analysis of the cosmic microwave background (WMAP)
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