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Gordon James Stanley and the Early Development of Radio Astronomy in Australia and the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Ken I. Kellermann ,
Wayne Orchiston  and
Bruce Slee
Ken I. Kellermann
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), Charlotteville, VA 22903-2475, USA
Wayne Orchiston*
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), Epping NSW 2121, Australia Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping NSW 2121, Australia
Bruce Slee
Affiliation:
Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF), Epping NSW 2121, Australia
*
DCorresponding author. Email: Wayne.Orchiston@csiro.au
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Following the end of the Second World War, the CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory applied the expertise and surplus radar equipment acquired during the war to problems of astronomy. Gordon Stanley was among the first group of scientists and engineers to work in the exciting new field of radio astronomy. Like many of his contemporaries, he had a strong background in radio and electronics but none in astronomy. At the Radiophysics Laboratory, and later at Caltech, Stanley developed innovative new radio telescopes and sophisticated instrumentation which resulted in important new discoveries that changed, in a fundamental way, our understanding of the Universe. He was one of those who played a key role in the early development of radio astronomy both in Australia and the United States.

Keywords

Gordon Stanleyradio astronomyradio starsGalactic Centre
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , 2005 , pp. 13 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2005

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