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  Princeton - News - Physicist David Wilkinson, explorer of Big Bang afterglow, dies
PRINCETON, N.J. -- David Todd Wilkinson, a professor of physics whose research helped shape scientists' understanding of the structure of the universe and whose open and friendly manner made him a beloved colleague and teacher, died Thursday after a long bout with cancer.
Wilkinson, Princeton's Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Emeritus, was a key figure in making the astronomical observations that, in the 1960s, gave a solid basis for the Big Bang theory of the universe.
Wilkinson is survived by his wife Eunice of Princeton, son Kent of San Antonio Texas, daughter Wendy Gordon of Lambertville, N.J., stepchildren Marla Dowell of Boulder, Co., Michael Dowell of Chicago and Janice Dowell of Bowling Green, Ohio, as well as five grandchildren.
www.princeton.edu /pr/news/02/q3/0906-wilkinson.htm   (902 words)

  
  David Todd Wilkinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Todd Wilkinson (13 May 1935 5 September 2002) was a world-renowned pioneer in the field of cosmology, specializing in the study of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) left over from the Big Bang.
He was born in Hillsdale, Michigan, and earned his Ph.D. in physics at the University of Michigan under the supervision of H. Richard Crane.
He made fundamental contributions to many major CMB experiments, including two NASA satellites, the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which was named in his honor after his untimely death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Todd_Wilkinson   (169 words)

  
 Robert H. Dicke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He did some work in atomic physics, particularly on the laser and measuring the gyromagnetic ratio of the electron.
He was instrumental in early measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation, whose physics he worked out with Philip James Edwin Peebles, David Todd Wilkinson and Peter G. Roll (having forgotten the earlier prediction of George Gamow).
The Dicke radiometer has been used for many measurements of the background radiation, including that of Arno Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Dicke   (506 words)

  
 Australian Information from Wikipedia
Two of the greatest successes of the big bang theory are its prediction of its almost perfect fl body spectrum and its detailed prediction of the anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background.
Wilkinson interpret this radiation as a signature of the big bang.
In 1964, David Todd Wilkinson and Peter Roll, Dicke's colleagues at Princeton University, began constructing a Dicke radiometer to measure the cosmic microwave background
www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=CMB   (4558 words)

  
 David Wilkinson
David Todd Wilkinson - David Todd Wilkinson (13 May 1935 – 5 September 2002) was a world-renowned pioneer in the field of cosmology, specializing in the study of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) left over from the Big Bang.
David Jenkins (athlete) - David Wilkinson Jenkins (born June 29, 1936 in Akron, Ohio) is an American figure skater and is the brother of figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins.
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 David Wilkinson Papers
The David Wilkinson Papers consists of the scientific writings, professional correspondence, and subject and project files of Wilkinson (1935-2002), the renowned experimental physicist and cosmologist who taught and conducted research in the Department of Physics at Princeton University from 1963 until his retirement in 2002.
Wilkinson was a pioneer in the field of cosmic microwave background radiation research, in which scientists, starting in the mid-1960s, began attempting to measure and analyze the faint energy, in the form of radio microwaves, postulated to have resulted from the "Big Bang" birth of the universe.
Wilkinson was an enthusiastic teacher and mentor of undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students, many of whom continue the work he started in the field of experimental cosmology.
libweb.princeton.edu /libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/wilkinson   (4337 words)

  
 WMAP - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) is a NASA satellite whose mission is to survey the sky to measure the temperature of the radiant heat left over from the Big Bang.
David Wilkinson, a member of the science team and pioneer in the study of cosmic background radiation.
The science goals of the WMAP broadly dictate that the relative CMB temperature be measured accurately over the full sky with high angular resolution and sensitivity.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/WMAP   (871 words)

  
 PlanetPhysics: cosmic microwave background radiation
Two of the greatest successes of the big bang are its prediction of its almost perfect fl body spectrum and its detailed prediction of the anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background.
The recent Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe has precisely measured these anisotropies over the whole sky down to angular scales of 0.2 degrees.[4] These can be used to estimate the parameters of the standard Lambda-CDM model of the big bang.
In 1964, this prompted David Todd Wilkinson and Peter Roll, Dicke's colleagues at Princeton University, to begin constructing a Dicke radiometer to measure the cosmic microwave background[11].
planetphysics.org /encyclopedia/CosmicMicrowaveBackgroundRadiation.html   (3304 words)

  
 Ovations - David Koch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
David is the resident Business and Finance expert for the Seven and Prime TV Networks, co–host of Seven's Sunrise program and host of Sky Business Report seen on Australia's Sky News Channel.
David has a strong interest in small business issues and was a director of the NSW Small Business Development Corporation for over six years being appointed to the board at its inception in 1996.
David speaks informatively from a base of personal experience and knowledge of business and financial issues.
www.ovations.com.au /bios/DavidKoch.shtml   (189 words)

  
 Wilkinson, David T. Papers, 1957-2002 (bulk 1961-2001).   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Wilkinson was a pioneer in the study and analysis of cosmic microwave background radiation, the nature and existence of which have yielded, through his lifetime's work, solid evidence for the Big Bang theory of the universe's birth.
Not included in the David Wilkinson Papers are his professional and personal letters of recommendation, files on Conferences and Committees, and Preprints, among others, which remain the property of the Wilkinson Family.
Experimental physicist and cosmologist, David Todd Wilkinson was born on May 13, 1935, in Hillsdale, Michigan.
www.aip.org /history/catalog/icos/25645.html   (247 words)

  
 Patentee Index
Eyal, Ronen; Vidal, Claude A.; Redmond, Russell A.; and Chandos, David A. Cl. 604-249.
Belair, Stephen; and Ward, David Delano 07162476 Cl. 707-10.
Hillard, David A.; and Anbiah, Anix 07161944 Cl. 370-397.
www.uspto.gov /web/patents/patog/week02/OG/patentee/alphaC_Utility.htm   (9601 words)

  
 David Todd Wilkinson Information
David Todd Wilkinson (13 May 1935 5 September 2002) was a world-renowned pioneer in the field of cosmology, specializing in the study of the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) left over from the Big Bang.
He was born in Hillsdale, Michigan, and earned his Ph.D. in physics at the University of Michigan under the supervision of H. Richard Crane.
He made fundamental contributions to many major CMB experiments, including two NASA satellites, the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which was named in his honor after his untimely death.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/David_Todd_Wilkinson   (138 words)

  
 InsideGroove - Race Report [RACINGWEST]
Santa Maria winner Rick Wilkinson from Paso Robles made the long tow to try leg 2, but was a crash victim in the feature after winning the B Main.
Rookie David Todd from Atwater got wins in both the dash and feature for the Valley Sportsman as Tim Goodson ran second in the main event.
Wilkinson was a crash victim in the heat action, but won the B Main ahead of Petaluma star Mitch Machado, Danny Baldridge Jr, Greg Schwerdtfeger and Brian Folkner.
www.racingwest.com /racescene/insidegroove/view.php3/4348?printp=1   (1123 words)

  
 Todd Field - Biography - Moviefone
A bona fide jack-of-all-trades, Todd Field is one of the film industry's more multifaceted members, having worked in varying capacities as an actor, director, producer, composer, and screenwriter.
Following his turn as a piano player in Eyes Wide Shut, Field landed the role of David Cassilli on the acclaimed ABC series Once and Again.
Todd Field - Biography, Birth date, Relationships, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/todd-field/23343/biography   (187 words)

  
 Conservative Groups Rally Against Gonzales as Justice - New York Times
Bush this weekend as he headed to Camp David to begin considering a replacement for Justice O'Connor, a decision his aides said would not be announced before he returned from a trip to Europe at the end of next week.
Garza, are Judges J. Harvie Wilkinson III and J. Michael Luttig of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va.; Judge John G. Roberts Jr., who sits on the federal appeals court in Washington; and Judge Michael W. McConnell of the 10th Circuit, which is based in Denver.
Todd S. Purdum and David D. Kirkpatrick reported from Washington for this article, and Adam Nagourney from New York.
www.nytimes.com /2005/07/03/politics/politicsspecial1/03scotus.html?ei=5090&en=2f527990f5a5b275&ex=1278043200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print   (1817 words)

  
 An interview with Hollywood eco-crusader Laurie David | By Amanda Griscom | Grist Magazine | Main Dish | 16 Jun 2004
David began her career booking comedians for David Letterman and met her husband Larry David -- co-creator of Seinfeld and creator and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm -- when he was a no-name angling for a five-minute spot in her lineup.
Still, David is the first to admit that her mainstream brand of environmentalism does not require sacrificing a Hollywood standard of living.
Grist caught up with David at the Peninsula Hotel in New York when she was in town to moderate a MoveOn.org town-hall meeting on global warming keynoted by Al Gore.
www.grist.org /news/maindish/2004/06/16/griscom-david   (2589 words)

  
 June Wilkinson
Kendra Wilkinson - Kendra Wilkinson (born June 12, 1985 in San Diego, California) is a model and television personality best known as one of the three live-in girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and a co-star of the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door.
Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson - Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson, (June 29, 1894, Bridgnorth, England - July 5, 1916), was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
David Corn is a political correspondent for The Nation and author of the book The Lies of George W. Bush as well as the political novel Deep Background and the biography Blond Ghost: Ted Shackley and the CIA's Crusades.
wh26.gpnotp.com /junewilkinson.html   (887 words)

  
 Ovations - David Chalke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The complexity of the skeins that weave together to create what is our Culture, and the difficulty of measuring their interactions, makes for a task that goes well beyond ordinary market research.
David Chalke is a strategy planner and a consultant to AustraliaSCAN.
David is a frequent speaker at National & International conferences, a regular Social Commentator, and an occasional writer for Fairfax, ACP, and News Ltd.
www.ovations.com.au /bios/DavidChalke.shtml   (112 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Science Under Siege: The Politicians' War on Nature and Truth: Books: Todd Wilkinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
In riveting detail, Wilkinson (Track of the Coyote, etc.) tells eight stories of "combat biologists" daring to question the environmental protocols of their superiors in agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service.
According to Wilkinson, officials in these agencies ask agency staffers to rewrite reports to make them more development-friendly?even if it means lying about statistics and methodology?and then to transfer or fire workers who refuse to sacrifice sound science to corporate dollars.
David Ross, for example, the herpetologist who warned that development was killing spotted frogs in Utah, was transferred to study brine shrimp.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1555662110?v=glance   (1875 words)

  
 Flagner v. Wilkinson
In his disposition, Defendant Gardner stated that Flagner was in violation of §5120-9-25(D) and was required to comply with the regulation.
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in the conclusion that the qualified immunity doctrine bars plaintiff Flagner from attempting to mulct the defendants in damages for requiring him to comply with Ohio's prison regulation regarding facial hair.
pub.bna.com /cl/994145.htm   (6634 words)

  
 Wilkinson, David T. Oral history interview with David Todd Wilkinson, 1984 September 27.
Wilkinson, David T. Oral history interview with David Todd Wilkinson, 1984 September 27.
Family background and early education; undergraduate studies in engineering at University of Michigan, faculty who influenced him; doctoral thesis at University of Michigan with Richard Crane on the g-2 experiment.
Studies in fl-body radiation generated by Dicke, 1964; Wilkinson joins project with Peter Roll and James Peebles; building microwave apparatus, need for helium load, mapping the horn and measuring insertion loss.
www.aip.org /history/catalog/icos/4967.html   (324 words)

  
 The Volokh Conspiracy - -
(Fortunately, David does not advocate that the officers should be "shot on sight," so I suppose I should count my blessings.) I disagree with David's legal analysis, and thought it might be useful to explain why I disagree.
David suggests in his post that the confiscation may also violate a bunch of other laws, and I am certainly open to those arguments.
David Brooks had an outstanding column reflecting on the miserable performance of the rescue operation in New Orleans here.
volokh.com /archives/archive_2005_09_04-2005_09_10.shtml   (11338 words)

  
 Book Review - Science Under Siege: The Politicians' War on Nature and the Truth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Todd Wilkinson's new book Science Under Siege: The Politicians' War on Nature and the Truth adds personal ethics to this list.
Wilkinson tells the stories of eight well intentioned and hardworking "whistleblowers" and the personal and professional price they pay when their convictions confront the leviathan.
It Wilkinson cost taxpayers $5.4 million to restore areas where logging caused some of the "worst landslides in the region" and runs of Wilkinson salmon have "been nearly wiped out".
www.gallatin.org /pub/PGrev001.html   (901 words)

  
 Tom Wilkinson's American Part - CBS News
Because the film was not shot in sequence, Wilkinson and Spacek did not build up to that scene at a measured emotional pace.
Yet, they were able to successfully play it together – a fact that Wilkinson attributes largely to the writing.
Wilkinson also has nothing but the highest praise for Spacek, with whom he has strong onscreen chemistry.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/01/08/entertainment/main323564.shtml   (1023 words)

  
 David Brower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
SAN FRANCISCO — David Brower, who transformed the Sierra Club from a small hiking group into a political powerhouse during his nearly 70 years of environmental activism, died of cancer at his Berkeley home.
“David Brower was the greatest environmentalist and conservationist of the 20th century.
Now as he moves on to a new role as a sort of activist emeritus, Brower is once again sending a message in a characteristically Brower way: by being a contrarian.
www.aldha.org /brower.htm   (1754 words)

  
 The Todd Rundgren Connection
I attended the Todd get-together in 1987, and someone gave me a recording of "God And Me," which at the time I thought was my Last Chance.
These people are David Gay from Tennessee, Merf Sohmers (did I spell that correctly?) from Connecticutt, Liz Wilkinson (I believe) from the great state of Texas and Bob Stanislowski from San Fransisco.
The Todd Rundgren Connection is brought to you by Roger D. Linder and
trconnection.com /trconn.php/article=looking.art   (1097 words)

  
 Tom Wilkinson
Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson and Rutger Hauer have joined the cast of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Batman Begins." Christopher Nolan is directing the latest incarnation of Warners' Caped Crusader franchise, which is being produced by...
Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson has joined the cast of Focus Features' "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," which Michel Gondry is directing from a script by Charlie Kaufman.
When director Todd Field was casting the male lead of his film "In the Bedroom," he wanted an actor who was not immediately recognizable and who exuded a powerful male presence on screen.
www.rottentomatoes.com /p/tom_wilkinson/news.php   (2004 words)

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