American radio engineer who, inspired by Karl Jansky's 1933 discovery of cosmic radio noise, built a 9-meter parabolic-dish radio telescope in his backyard in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1937, the first purpose-built radio telescope. He conducted the first systematic sky surveys at radio wavelengths through the early 1940s, producing the first radio maps of the sky, and for several years was the only active radio astronomer in the world.
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Death PlaceOuse, Tasmania, Australia 1 Notable WorkBuilt the first purpose-built radio telescope in 1937 and produced the first radio maps of the sky 1 BirthplaceWheaton, Illinois, United States 1 Field
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Built the first purpose-built parabolic-dish radio telescope in his backyard in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1937.
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Grote Reber (December 22, 1911 – December 20, 2002) was an American pioneer of radio astronomy, which combined his interests in amateur radio and amateur astronomy.
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Grote Reber (December 22, 1911 - December 20, 2002) was an American pioneer of radio astronomy
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December 22, 1911 Wheaton, Illinois, United States
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December 20, 2002 (aged 90) Ouse, Tasmania
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Pioneering work in radio astronomy
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He was instrumental in investigating and extending Karl Jansky's pioneering work and conducted the first sky survey in the radio frequencies.
- Invented: Radio Telescope
- Works In: Astronomy
Member Of: University of Tasmania, Medium frequency research
In 1954, Reber moved to Tasmania, the southernmost state of Australia, where he worked with Bill Ellis at the University of Tasmania.
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