Tag: Scientists
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Happy Birthday, Grote Reber!
Every time someone discovers a new way of seeing, we discover something new to see. Today would be the 100th birthday of electrical engineer Grote Reber (1911-2002), who built the first dish-shaped radio telescope. Karl Jansky built the first radio telescope, which looks more like the Wright Brothers’ flier than our usual conception of a…
Galileo's Pendulum 