'Discovery of the Century' Brings Instant Celebrity

Astrophysicist who found new evidence about creation of the universe uses his status to promote science

By Kim A. McDonald

Berkeley, California -- George F. Smoot, III, realized his life would no longer be the same the day he noticed a photographer taking his picture as he mowed his front lawn.

For decades Mr. Smoot had led a distinguished yet relatively ...

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