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Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell

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This is the story of Bernie Mills, Chris Christiansen, Paul Wild and Ron Bracewell, members of a team of radio astronomers that would lead Australia, and the world, into this new field of research. Each of the four is remembered for his remarkable work: Mills for the development the cross type instrument that now bears his name; Christiansen for the application of rotational synthesis techniques; Wild for the masterful joining of observations and theory to elicit the nature of the solar atmosphere; Bracewell for his contribution to imaging theory. As well, these Four Pillars are remembered for creating a remarkable environment for scientific discovery and for influencing the careers of future generations. Their pursuit of basic science helped pave the way for technological developments in areas ranging from Wi-Fi to sonar to medical imaging to air navigation, and for underpinning the foundations of modern cosmology and astrophysics.

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ISBN: 9783319655987
Publication date: 8th November 2017
Author: R. H. Frater, W. M. Goss, H. W. Wendt
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 199 pages
Series: Astronomers' Universe
Genres: Popular astronomy and space
Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods
History of science
Radio technology