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I review the discovery of the temperature fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation. The underlying theory and the implications for cosmology are reviewed, and I describe the prospects for future progress.
Plenary talk at TH-2002, UNESCO, Paris, July 22-26, 2002, to be published in Annales Henri Poincar\'e
Astrophysical cosmology, Astrophysics (astro-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics, Relativistic cosmology
Astrophysical cosmology, Astrophysics (astro-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics, Relativistic cosmology
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