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John C. Mather — Age & Birthday

Born: 7 August 1946 · Age: 80

How old is John C. Mather?

John C. Mather is 80 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 7 August 1946.

Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who studied the cosmic microwave background

Did you know?He served as the senior project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope during its long development and successful launch.

John Cromwell Mather (born August 7, 1946) is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist. He shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics with George Smoot for the "for their discovery of the black body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation".

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Age: 80
Status: Living

Born: August 7, 1946 · Roanoke, United States
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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