Project History

UK/USA

Joseph Silk

2011 Balzan Prize for The Early Universe (From the Planck Time to the First Galaxies)

For his pioneering work on the early evolution of the Universe, studying the effects of various physical processes and phenomena such as dark matter and space curvature on the fluctuations of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the formation of galaxies of different types.

Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2020

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Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2018

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Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2016

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Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2014

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Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2012