Thomas Gold

Thomas Gold (May 22, 1920 – June 22, 2004) was an Austrian astrophysicist, a professor of astronomy at Cornell University, and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Gold was one of three young Cambridge scientists who advanced the scientific understanding of cosmology in the 1950s by proposing the controversial 'steady state' hypothesis of the universe. Gold had the unusual ability to cross academic and scientific boundaries, into biophysics, astrophysics, space engineering, or geophysics, to challenge longstanding dogma with his profound insights.

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May 22 - 1920 - June 22 - 2004 - Austrian - Astrophysicist - Astronomy - Cornell University - National Academy of Sciences - Cambridge - Cosmology - 'steady state' - Universe - Biophysics - Astrophysics - Space engineering - Geophysics - Dogma

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