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Alan Guth

Physics

Alan Harvey Guth (born February 27, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is the Victor Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1947 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1947-02-27 2
Nationality
United States 1
Notable Work
cosmic inflation 1
Birthplace
New Brunswick, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Astrophysics 1
Field (category)
Astronomy 1
Connections

Member Of

Source Alan Guth (Wikipedia)
Source Alan Guth (Wikipedia)

Proposed

Additional Source Cosmic Inflation (Wikipedia)Early inflationary models section (edge: proposed-by, Guth)

Works In

Cosmology, Disciplines
Source Alan Guth (Wikipedia)
Physics, Disciplines
Source Alan Guth (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Alan Guth (Wikidata)
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1. Alan Guth (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): New Brunswick, United States
    Q138338
  • P800 (notable work): cosmic inflation
    Q273508
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2. Alan Guth (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Alan Harvey Guth (born February 27, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is the Victor Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: February 27, 1947
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: February 27, 1947
  • Member Of: Columbia University, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: Princeton; Columbia; Cornell; Stanford Linear Accelerator; MIT
  • Member Of: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: Princeton; Columbia; Cornell; Stanford Linear Accelerator; MIT
  • Works In: Physics, Lead sentence
    Alan Harvey Guth (; born February 27, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is the Victor Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Works In: Cosmology, Lead sentence
    Alan Harvey Guth (; born February 27, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is the Victor Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Cosmic Inflation (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Cosmic Inflation, Early inflationary models section (edge: proposed-by, Guth)
Quote, Proposed: Cosmic Inflation, Early inflationary models section (edge: proposed-by, Guth)
Guth proposed inflation in January 1981 to explain the nonexistence of magnetic monopoles; it was Guth who coined the term inflation.
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