Joe Pawsey and the Founding of Australian Radio Astronomy: Early Discoveries, from the Sun to the Cosmos

by Claire Hooker, W. M. Goss, Ronald D. Ekers

Book Overview

This open access book is a biography of Joseph L. Pawsey. It examines not only his life but the birth and growth of the field of radio astronomy and the state of science itself in twentieth century Australia. The book explains how an isolated continent with limited resources grew to be one of the leaders in the study of radio astronomy and the design of instruments to do so.

Pawsey made a name for himself in the international astronomy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031079183
• ISBN13: 9783031079184
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 815 Pages
• Weight: 2.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"