Karl Guthe Jansky
American physicist and radio engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karl Guthe Jansky (October 22, 1905 – February 14, 1950) was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April 1933 first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius. He is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.[1]
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Karl Guthe Jansky | |
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Born | (1905-10-22)October 22, 1905 |
Died | February 14, 1950(1950-02-14) (aged 44) Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Radio astronomy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Radio astronomy |
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