Went to a talk by Arno Penzias back in the late 80s.
He was describing the annoying "hum" that his experimental antenna was picking-up. (not really a hum, cause not audible)
They thought it may have been caused by birds doing their thing on the antenna.
These scientists were applied physics - but he got into a discussion with a theoretical physicist.
When Penzias revealed the frequency of the hum, his fellow scientist recognized it as matching one of Einstein's predictions.
Einstein couldn't prove it - so he fudged all his equations with something he called the cosmological constant - and there it was.
The antenna and site are going to be preserved - down in south jersey.
www.nj.com
He was describing the annoying "hum" that his experimental antenna was picking-up. (not really a hum, cause not audible)
They thought it may have been caused by birds doing their thing on the antenna.
These scientists were applied physics - but he got into a discussion with a theoretical physicist.
When Penzias revealed the frequency of the hum, his fellow scientist recognized it as matching one of Einstein's predictions.
Einstein couldn't prove it - so he fudged all his equations with something he called the cosmological constant - and there it was.
The antenna and site are going to be preserved - down in south jersey.
N.J. town wants to preserve and redevelop its historic Big Bang antenna
The antenna helped provide the evidence to confirm the Big Bang Theory.
www.nj.com
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