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Karl Guthe Jansky
Karl Guthe Jansky 1905-50, American radio engineer; b. Norman, Okla. After graduating (1927) from the Univ. of Wisconson, he joined the Bell Telephone Laboratories. While trying to determine the causes of radio communications static, Jansky discovered (1931) radio waves from extraterrestrial source... Read more
Gröte Reber
Gröte Reber 1911-2002, American radio engineer, b. Chicago, Ill. After graduating from the Armour Institute of Technology (now the Illinois Institute of Technology) in 1933, Reber worked for several radio manufacturers and radio stations. Intrigued by Karl Jansky's discovery of cosmic radio ... Read more
radio astronomy
radio astronomy study of celestial bodies by means of the electromagnetic radio frequency waves they emit and absorb naturally. Radio Telescopes Radio waves emanating from celestial bodies are received by specially constructed antennas, called radio telescopes, whose use corresponds to th... Read more
astronomy
astronomy branch of science that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as planets , stars , and galaxies ; more generally, the study of matter and energy in the universe at large. Ancient Astronomy Astronomy is the oldest of the physical sciences. In many ea... Read more

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Karl Guthe Jansky
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Karl Guthe Jansky 1905-50, American radio engineer...causes of radio communications static, Jansky discovered (1931) radio waves from extraterrestrial...the science of radio astronomy . By 1932 Jansky had concluded that the source of the interference...
Grote Reber
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...receivers. During the same year, Karl Jansky published his first report describing...waves from outer space. Reber read Jansky's report and was inspired to pursue these signals himself. Karl Guthe Jansky was a physicist at Bell Telephone...
Ryle, Martin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...astronomy was due largely to American radio engineer Karl Guthe Jansky. In 1932, Jansky developed the first, simple radio antenna that...that came from distant parts of the universe. Jansky knew such waves could provide information about...

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China Focus: China, Japan build "sharp eyes" for further space observations
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/10/2009; 700+ words ; ...Asia VLBI network, Cho wrote. The first radio antenna used to identify astronomical radio sources was built by Karl Guthe Jansky, an engineer with Bell Telephone Laboratories, in the early 1930s.
China Exclusive: East Asia builds world's largest radio telescope network
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...from satellites and space probes. The first radio antenna used to identify astronomical radio sources was built by Karl Guthe Jansky, an engineer with Bell Telephone Laboratories, in the early 1930s.
Leading Up To The Grand Experiment.(Cover Story: Science; Science)(Cover story)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Newsweek International; 9/15/2008; 700+ words ; ...builds the first particle accelerator, which is only 10cm in diameter. 1931, Radio Waves Working for Bell Labs, Karl Guthe Jansky discovers that there are cosmic radio waves emanating from beyond our solar system, after constructing a radio telescope...