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In which year did he become widely regarded as one of the world's leading theoretical cosmologists?

  • 1975

  • 1980

  • 1970

  • 1985

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In 1970, Guth became widely regarded as one of the world's leading theoretical cosmologists. This was due to his work on inflation, which he proposed as a way to solve the problems of the big bang theory. Inflation is Theory that the universe underwent a period of rapid expansion in the early stages of its existence.
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