Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (Fast)

The History and Construction of the World's Largest Radio Telescope

von Zemin Meng, Zhengyong Yang

192 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume presents the first definitive, full-length account of the construction of the Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), currently the world's largest single-aperture radio telescope. Based on over a year of on-site fieldwork and exclusive access to the project archives, the authors chronicle the complete lifecycle of this mega-science infrastructure-- from the complex site selection in Guizhou's karst depressions to the engineering breakthroughs required to build the "Sky Eye." Beyond the technical engineering, the book offers a rare biographical record of Nan Rendong, the chief scientist and engineer, preserving the oral history of the scientific team. It serves as a primary source for scholars researching radio astronomy, infrastructure development, and the history of modern science in China.