Nobel laureate researched the origins of the universe

Nobel laureate George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the origins of the universe during a long career at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has died, the school said. He was 80.

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George Smoot worked for many years at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He traveled the world after retiring from the Berkeley Lab in 2014, and took a keen interest in climate change.

(BEN MARGOT Associated Press)

Smoot died on Sept. 18 in Paris of a heart attack, according to a statement Monday by UC Berkeley.