George Smoot
George Smoot is a TED speaker who has written 1 quality-verified book, paired here with their talk.
George Smoot looks into the farthest reaches of space to the oldest objects in the known universe: fluctuations in the remnants of creation. Using data collected from satellites such as COBE and WMAP, scanning the cosmic microwave background radiation (a relic of the heat unleashed after the Big Bang), he probes the shape of the universe. In 1992 he and his Berkeley team discovered that the universe, once thought to be smooth and uniform at the largest scale, is actually anisotropic -- or varied and lumpy. Smoot continues to investigate of the structure of the universe at the University of California at Berkeley, mapping billions of galaxies and filaments of dark matter in hope of uncovering the secrets of the universe's origins.
TED talks by George Smoot
- The design of the universe (2008)
Books by George Smoot
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Frequently asked questions
What books has George Smoot written?
George Smoot has written 1 book in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Wrinkles in time". It is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does George Smoot write about?
George Smoot's books on Books Worth Reading cover Science & Technology.
What is George Smoot known for?
George Smoot's intellectual contributions represent a fascinating bridge between cutting-edge cosmological science and accessible philosophical inquiry about humanity's place in the universe. As a Nobel Prize–winning astrophysicist, Smoot has spent his career analyzing fluctuations in the cosmic mic...
What is George Smoot's TED talk?
George Smoot's TED talk is "The design of the universe" (2008). It is paired with their book on Books Worth Reading.