American physicist and radio engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Guthe Jansky (October 22, 1905 – February 14, 1950) was an American physicist and engineer. He worked in astronomy. In 1927, he discovered that the Milky Way emitted radio waves. This makes him one of the founding fathers of radio astronomy.
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Born | Territory of Oklahoma, U.S. | October 22, 1905
Died | February 14, 1950 44) Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged
Nationality | American |
Known for | Radio astronomy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Radio astronomy |
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