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Apr 26, 1933 – Jan 22, 2024(90 years)Died in:San Francisco, California
German-born American physicist
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Arno Allan Penzias (* April 26, 1933 in Munich; † January 22, 2024 in San Francisco) was a german-born American physicist. He was 90 years old. His education included Columbia University, City College of New York and Brooklyn Technical High School. He received 9 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physics, Harold Pender Award. His cause of death was Alzheimer's disease.
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10 EventsBorn in München, Bavaria
1933Fellow of the American Physical Society
1975honorary doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL University
1976Henry Draper Medal
1977Herschel Medal
1977Nobel Prize in Physics
1978George E. Pake Prize
1990Harold Pender Award
1991IRI Medal
1998Died in San Francisco, California (Alzheimer's disease)
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Arno Penzias. Forever remembered.