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Fred Adams

Astrophysics

Field: Astrophysics
Nationality: American

Known For

With Gregory Laughlin, 'A Dying Universe' (1997): the paper that laid out the five ages of the cosmos from the stelliferous era through the degenerate, black hole and dark eras — the source of most far-future chronologies, this one included.

Timeline

Star Formation Ends Proton Decay, If It Happens Black Holes Evaporate Heat Death The Local Group Is Alone

Referenced by

event

Black Holes Evaporate Heat Death Proton Decay, If It Happens Star Formation Ends The Local Group Is Alone

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