Robert Hanbury Brown
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1916 – 2002
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Who was Robert Hanbury Brown?
Robert Hanbury Brown, AC FRS was a British astronomer and physicist born in Aruvankadu, India. He made notable contributions to the development of radar and later conducted pioneering work in the field of radio astronomy.
With Richard Q. Twiss he developed the Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect leading to the creation of intensity interferometers. Hanbury Brown was one of the main designers of the Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer and received a number of honours and awards for his work.
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- Born
- Aug 31, 1916
Aruvankadu - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University of London
- Tonbridge School
- Died
- Feb 16, 2002
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on July 23, 2013
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