Ralph Alpher, 86, Expert in Big Bang Theory, Dies

By John Noble Wilford - The New York Times

The New York Times did a news obituary on Ralph A. Alpher, a distinguished professor of physics and astronomy who was one of the pioneering architects of the Big Bang model for the origin of the universe.

Alpher taught at Union from 1986 to 2004 and was the director of the Dudley Observatory.

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