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ALERT: History Channel Documentary on Cosmology and the Big Bang including Dr. Ralph A. Alpher aired 9/4/07. This fine program was the final episode of The Universe series, available from www.historychannel.com, covers Cosmology from earliest recorded history to the present.
Donations in Dr. Ralph A. Alpher's Memory are welcome. Due to his long-time interest in Physics and Science Education, we request donations to one or more of the following: National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology of the American Museum of Natural History (www.amnh.org), the Ralph A. Alpher Memorial Fund at the American Institute of Physics Education Division (http://www.aip.org/education/alpher.html), and the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (www.nationalmedals.org). Donations in his name to the undergraduate scholarship fund at Union College, Schenectady, New York (www.union.edu) are also encouraged. Please notify us of any donation you have made with address on the "Contact Us" page!
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Top: Dr. Ralph A. and Dr. Victor S. Alpher in Tampa, Florida (c) 2005 Bottom: Dr. Marcelo Gleiser of Dartmouth University and Dr. Ralph A. Alpher following interview for a Cosmology Documentary for TVGLOBO, Tampa, Florida, December 3, 2005 (c) 2005. Dr. Gleiser is holding a replica of the YLEM bottle, the original of which is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. (Exploring the Universe Exhibit; Gallery 111. On the table is acopy of "Genesis of the Big Bang" by Dr. R.A. Alpher and Dr. R. Herman, Oxford Press, 2001. |
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