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Was Arno Allan Penzias also a radio astronomer?

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Yes, Arno Allan Penzias was indeed a radio astronomer. Along with Robert Wilson, he famously discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation, the remnant afterglow of the Big Bang, in 1964, earning them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1978 for their groundbreaking work. Penzias' contributions lie primarily in the field of radio astronomy.
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