Golden Years of Australian Radio Astronomy: An Illustrated History

by Wayne Orchiston, Peter Robertson, Woodruff T. Sullivan III

The evolution of Australian radio astronomy from 1945 to 1960 has been studied in detail by numerous historians of science in recent years. This Open Access book is the first to present an overview of this remarkable chapter in Australian science.

The book begins in the post-war period, as the Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney switched from secret wartime research on radar to peacetime applications of this new technology. Next follows the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319918419
• ISBN13: 9783319918419
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"