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Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell / by R.H. Frater, W.M. Goss, H.W. Wendt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frater, R.H., Author.
- Goss, W.M., Author.
- Wendt, H.W., Author.
- Series:
- Astronomers' Universe, 1614-659X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy.
- Astronomy--Observations.
- Astronomy—Observations.
- History.
- Electronic circuits.
- Microwaves.
- Optical engineering.
- Popular Science in Astronomy.
- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
- History of Science.
- Electronic Circuits and Devices.
- Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.
- Local Subjects:
- Popular Science in Astronomy.
- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
- History of Science.
- Electronic Circuits and Devices.
- Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVII, 199 p. 145 illus., 36 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2017.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The Early Years
- Pawsey – Grand old man of Radio Astronomy
- The Rebirth of Fleurs - Christiansen
- The Radioheliograph and Beyond - Wild
- The One Mile Cross - Mills
- A Transformed World - Bracewell
- Discussion
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-65599-X
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