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Alan Harvey Guth (/ ɡ uː θ /; 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.
For physicist and cosmologist Alan Guth, one big question about the big bang remains: “What was it that banged?” The answer lies in his theory of cosmic inflation. “It sets up the conditions...
Jun 30, 2014 · At the end of a quiet, carpeted hallway in MIT's physics department, a display case stands empty outside the office of physicist Alan Guth. Framed in blond wood and clear glass, the empty cube...
MIT Professor Alan Guth studies the early universe. He works on inflation, including the possibility of igniting inflation in a hypothetical laboratory to create a new universe and whether inflation is eternal – it’s always going on, somewhere in the universe.
Mar 20, 2014 · MIT Professor Alan Guth talks to BBC News about the new scientific evidence that appears to support a Big Bang Theory for the origin of the universe. Guth was one of the first physicists to propose the theory of cosmic inflation.
Oct 4, 2021 · Breakthrough Prize winner Alan Guth developed the theory of inflation to answer to our cosmic origins. It's one of the most studied and debated theories in cosmology, with research propelling...
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Jul 1, 2014 · Part I. MIT 8.286 The Early Universe, Fall 2013 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-286F13 Instructor: Alan Guth Professor Alan Guth talks about the Big Bang, cosmic inflation,...
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