Lyman Page
Lyman Alexander Page, Jr. (born September 24, 1957) is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He is an expert in observational cosmology and one of the original co-investigators for the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) project that made precise observations of the electromagnetic radiation from the Big Bang, known as cosmic background radiation.
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Lyman in 2005 | |
| Born | Lyman Alexander Page, Jr. September 24, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bowdoin College (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | Co-leading the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe project |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Olson |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship Shaw Prize in Astronomy Gruber Prize in Cosmology Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bartol Research Foundation |
| Thesis | A measurement of the cosmic microwave background radiation anisotropy (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stephan S. Meyer |
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