2014 Event Scientists using the BICEP2 telescope identify evidence for cosmic inflation; if confirmed, this evidence will provide support for the Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe 1950 Death Karl G Jansky, Czechoslovakian discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44 1940 Birthday Lonnie Liston Smith, U.S. jazz performer, Cosmic Echoes, Magic Lady 1933 Event Karl Jansky reports reception of cosmic radio signal in Washington D.C. 1925 Event Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays 1905 Birthday Karl Jansky, Czechoslovakia, discoverer, cosmic radio emissions in 1932
