Karl Guthe Jansky
Physicist, Astronomer
1905 – 1950
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Who was Karl Guthe Jansky?
Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in August 1931 first discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way. He is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.
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- Born
- Oct 22, 1905
Oklahoma Territory - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Lived in
- Norman
- Died
- Feb 14, 1950
Red Bank
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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