Memorial Page for George Fitzgerald Smoot (née George Fitzgerald Smoot III)

Feb 20, 1945 – Sep 18, 2025(80 years)Died in:7th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France

American astrophysicist and cosmologist

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Biography

Birthplace

United States

Place of Death

7th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France

Nationality

United States

Occupation(5)

astronomercosmologistastrophysicistphysicist university teacher

Awards(7)

Nobel Prize in PhysicsNASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement MedalOersted MedalFellow of the American Physical SocietyAlbert Einstein MedalErnest Orlando Lawrence Awardhonorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II

Education(2)

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUpper Arlington High School

George F. Smoot (* February 20, 1945 in Yukon; † September 18, 2025 in 7th arrondissement of Paris) was an american astrophysicist and cosmologist. He was 80 years old. His education included Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Upper Arlington High School. He received 7 awards, including Nobel Prize in Physics, NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal.

Life Events

8 Events

Born in United States

1945

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal

1992

Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award

1994

Albert Einstein Medal

2003

Nobel Prize in Physics

2006

honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II

2007

Oersted Medal

2009

Died in 7th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France

2025

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George Fitzgerald Smoot (née George Fitzgerald Smoot III). Forever remembered.