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Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy An Illustrated History

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The evolution of Australian radio astronomy from 1945 to 1960 has been studied in detail by numerous historians of science in recent years. This Open Access book is the first to present an overview of this remarkable chapter in Australian science. The book begins in the post-war period, as the Radio...

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Autor Principal: Orchiston, Wayne (auth)
Outros autores: Robertson, Peter (auth), Sullivan III, Woodruff T. (auth)
Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Cham Springer Nature 2021
Series:Historical & Cultural Astronomy
Subjects:
History of science
Astronomy, space & time
radio astronomy
australian radio astronomy
CSIRO Division of Radiophysics
Dapto
Dover Heights
Fleurs
Hornsby Valley
Potts Hill
John Bolton
W.N. Christiansen
Chris Christiansen
Frank Kerr
Bernie Mills
Joe Pawsey
Jack Piddington
Alex Shain
Bruce Slee
Paul Wild
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Summary:The evolution of Australian radio astronomy from 1945 to 1960 has been studied in detail by numerous historians of science in recent years. This Open Access book is the first to present an overview of this remarkable chapter in Australian science. The book begins in the post-war period, as the Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney switched from secret wartime research on radar to peacetime applications of this new technology. Next follows the detection of radio waves from space and the ensuing transformation of this fledgling science into the dominant research program at the Radiophysics Lab. Drawing from this history, the book shows how by 1960 the Radiophysics Lab had become the largest and most successful radio astronomy group in the world. The final chapter presents an overview of Australian radio astronomy from 1960 to the present day, as Australia prepares to co-host the multi-national, multi-billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array. Nearly 300 high-quality images complement the text, drawn from a wide range of sources including the extensive collection held by the CSIRO Radio Astronomy Image Archive. The book will be an essential reference for readers interested in the scientific and cultural development of radio astronomy. This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Descrición Física:1 electronic resource (268 p.)
ISBN:978-3-319-91843-3
9783319918433
Acceso:Open Access

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