Martin Ryle

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Nobel laureate astronomer human physicist radio astronomer

Martin Ryle was a pioneering British radio astronomer and Nobel laureate whose development of aperture synthesis revolutionized observational astronomy.

Aliases (1)

Sir Martin Ryle ×1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate → astronomer → human → physicist → radio astronomer →
awardReceived	Albert A. Michelson Medal → Bruce Medal → Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society → Henry Norris Russell Lectureship → Hughes Medal → Nobel Prize → Nobel Prize in Physics → Royal Medal →
citizenship	British →
conflictParticipatedIn	Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED →
dateOfBirth	1918-09-27 →
dateOfDeath	1984-10-14 →
doctoralStudent	Antony Hewish → Malcolm Longair → Peter Scheuer →
educatedAt	Bradfield College → Christ Church, Oxford → University of Oxford NERFINISHED →
employer	Cavendish Laboratory → University of Cambridge NERFINISHED →
familyName	Ryle →
fieldOfWork	aperture synthesis → astronomy → astrophysics → interferometry → radio astronomy →
givenName	Martin →
hasAcademicAdvisor	Edward Victor Appleton →
honorificTitle	Sir →
knownFor	3C catalogue of radio sources → Cambridge radio source surveys → development of aperture synthesis → high-resolution radio maps of the sky → radio interferometry →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Royal Astronomical Society → Royal Society →
militaryService	British Army →
name	Martin Ryle →
NobelPrizeCategory	Physics →
NobelPrizeYear	1974 →
notableWork	Cambridge interferometer arrays → construction of the One-Mile Telescope → construction of the Ryle Telescope → development of aperture synthesis techniques for radio telescopes →
placeOfBirth	Brighton NERFINISHED → England → Sussex NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	Cambridge → Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED → England →
politicalActivity	advocacy on energy policy and environmental issues → campaigning against nuclear weapons →
positionHeld	Astronomer Royal → Head of the Cavendish Radio Astronomy Group → Professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Cambridge →
researchFocus	cosmological radio sources → quasars → radio galaxies →
sexOrGender	male →
sharedNobelPrizeWith	Antony Hewish →
workplace	Cavendish Laboratory →

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Ryle →	hasNotableBearer
Astronomer Royal →	hasTitleHolder
Martin Ryle →	name
Exeter College, Oxford ("Sir Martin Ryle") →	notableAlumnus
Telecommunications Research Establishment →	notablePerson