Podcasts History Witness History: Witness Archive 2015 Evidence of the Big Bang

Evidence of the Big Bang

Published: Jan. 6, 2015, 9 a.m.

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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.\\nPhoto: The horn antenna in Holmdel (BBC)

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