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

von R.H. Frater, W.M. Goss, H.W. Wendt

199 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Astronomers' Universe
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Astronomie, Raum und Zeit
• ISBN: 9783319655987
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.11.2017
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing