Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of Robert Woodrow Wilson, covering the discovery of the cosmic microwave background at Bell Labs. Britannica keys his page to his full name to distinguish him from the U.S. president of the same short name.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Woodrow-Wilson
Source Typeencyclopedia
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