Lovell, Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard
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born Aug. 31, 1913, Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, Eng.
British radio astronomer.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Bristol, worked for the Air Ministry during World War II, and lectured at the University of Manchester after the war. He built the first giant
radio telescope (1957) at Jodrell Bank, near Manchester; with a bowl diameter of 250 ft (76 m), the instrument is used for astronomical research and spacecraft tracking and communication.
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Lovell , Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard — (1913–) British radio astronomer Lovell was born at Oldland Common and received his PhD in 1936 from the University of Bristol; in the same year was appointed as a lecturer in physics at the University of Manchester. In 1945, after war service on … Scientists
Lovell, Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard — (n. 31 ago. 1913, Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra). Radioastrónomo británico. Obtuvo su doctorado en la Universidad de Bristol, trabajó para el Ministerio del aire durante la segunda guerra mundial y fue profesor en la Universidad de… … Enciclopedia Universal
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell — noun English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913) • Syn: ↑Lovell, ↑Sir Bernard Lovell • Instance Hypernyms: ↑astronomer, ↑uranologist, ↑stargazer … Useful english dictionary
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