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Manuscript/Mixed Material Arno A. Penzias Papers: Subject File, 1931-1998; Science file; Horn Antenna, Holmdel, N.J., "chart record," 1964

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Title

  • Arno A. Penzias Papers: Subject File, 1931-1998; Science file; Horn Antenna, Holmdel, N.J., "chart record," 1964

Names

  • Penzias, Arno A.
  • Wilson, Robert Woodrow, 1936-

Created / Published

  • 1964

Headings

  • -  Cosmology
  • -  Microwaves
  • -  Astronomers
  • -  Bell Telephone Laboratories
  • -  Holmdel Horn Antenna (Crawford Hill, N.J.)
  • -  Astronomy--Observations
  • -  Astrophysics
  • -  Big bang theory
  • -  Cosmic background radiation
  • -  Cosmic background radiation--Measurement
  • -  Cosmic physics
  • -  Astrophysicists
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Chart recording measurements of cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), taken by Arno A. Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson in 1964. The measurements documented a weak but persistent signal received at the Bell Telephone Laboratories’ Holmdel Horn Antenna in Crawford Hill, N.J., which seemed to broadcast even from parts of space without a known cosmic source. The signal turned out to be a fading remnant of the Big Bang, a discovery that garnered Penzias and Wilson the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1978.
  • -  Researchers wishing to cite this item should include the following information: Chart Record, Arno A. Penzias Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Medium

  • Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MSS 85338: VA 1

Source Collection

  • Arno A. Penzias Papers

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Chicago citation style:

Penzias, Arno A, and Robert Woodrow Wilson. Arno A. Penzias Papers: Subject File, -1998; Science file; Horn Antenna, Holmdel, N.J., "chart record," 1964. 1964. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss85338dig/.

APA citation style:

Penzias, A. A. & Wilson, R. W. (1964) Arno A. Penzias Papers: Subject File, -1998; Science file; Horn Antenna, Holmdel, N.J., "chart record," 1964. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss85338dig/.

MLA citation style:

Penzias, Arno A, and Robert Woodrow Wilson. Arno A. Penzias Papers: Subject File, -1998; Science file; Horn Antenna, Holmdel, N.J., "chart record," 1964. 1964. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss85338dig/>.