Grote Reber
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Grote Reber was an American radio engineer and pioneering radio astronomer who built the first purpose-built radio telescope and helped establish radio astronomy as a scientific field.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grote Reber canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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radio astronomer ⓘ radio engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bruce Medal
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Henry Norris Russell Lectureship NERFINISHED ⓘ Honorary Doctorate from Ohio State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructed | first purpose-built radio telescope ⓘ |
| contributedTo | establishment of radio astronomy as a scientific discipline ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-12-20 ⓘ |
| designed | first purpose-built radio telescope ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Illinois Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | various radio engineering firms in the United States ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Reber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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electrical engineering ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ |
| givenName | Grote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
development of modern radio telescopes
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observational radio astronomy techniques ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Galactic radio sources
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cosmic radio emission ⓘ radio emission from the Milky Way ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Karl Jansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | radio telescope ⓘ |
| knownFor |
confirming Karl Jansky’s discovery of cosmic radio waves
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mapping the radio sky at meter wavelengths ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building the first purpose-built radio telescope
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conducting early sky surveys in radio frequencies ⓘ pioneering radio astronomy ⓘ |
| notableWork | early radio-frequency sky surveys ⓘ |
| occupation |
radio astronomer
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radio engineer ⓘ |
| partOf | pioneers of radio astronomy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wheaton, Illinois, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tasmania, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Tasmania, Australia
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Wheaton, Illinois, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of backyard radio telescope in the 1930s
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publication of first radio sky maps ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Tasmania, Australia
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Wheaton, Illinois, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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