Ten on Ten: Dr. John Mather's Nobel Prize
Ten years ago today, on December 10, 2006, Dr. John Mather received the Nobel Prize for Physics, chosen by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Dr. Mather shares the prize with George F. Smoot of the University of California for their work using the COBE satellite to measure the heat radiation from the Big Bang.
Mather is a Senior Astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory located at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. He is also Senior Project Scientist on the James Webb Space Telescope.
“It’s thrilling to see that the pioneering work of our team has led on to two more satellites to reveal even more secrets of the Big Bang, and now to the upcoming launch of the great James Webb Space Telescope, planned for late 2018," Mather said. "Where did we come from, how far can we go? What are time and space themselves? The potential is unlimited.”
Read more about Mather: www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2006/ma...
Image credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
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