Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell / / by R.H. Frater, W.M. Goss, H.W. Wendt

• Autore: Frater R.H
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2017.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVII, 199 p. 145 illus., 36 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 522.682
• Soggetto topico: Astronomy; Observations, Astronomical; 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
• Persona (resp. second.): GossW.M; WendtH.W
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell
• ISBN: 3-319-65599-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910254593003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Astronomers' Universe, . 1614-659X