George Smoot Ph.D.
George Smoot Ph.D.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006
Co-nobelist: John C. Mather
Photo Nomo Michael Hoefner, Wiki.
Name: George F. Smoot
Birth: 20 February 1945, Yukon, FL, USA
Institution: University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Award: “for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation.”
Subject: crystallography, electromagnetism
Portion of Cash: 1/2
Prize motivation: “for their discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation.”
Patents
| Publication: | 1/1 |
| Publication No: | US4027494 |
| Title: | Low gravity phase separator |
| Publication Type: | Grant |
| Publication Date: | un 7, 1977 |
| Filing Date: | Sep 12, 1975 |
| Inventors: | C. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with respect to an invention of Fletcher James, George F. Smoot, William L. Pope, Lawrence Smith |
| Original Assignee: | Nasa, Smoot George F, Pope William L, Lawrence Smith |
| Abstract: | The present invention provides an apparatus for phase separating a gas-liquid mixture as might exist in a sub-critical cryogenic helium vessel for cooling a superconducting magnet at low gravity such as in planetary orbit, permitting conservation of the liquid and extended service life of the superconducting magnet. |
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