Making Waves: The Story of Ruby Payne-Scott: Australian Pioneer Radio Astronomer

by Goss, M.
ISBN: 9783642357510
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A Brief, Basic Guide to Terms and Concepts of Solar Radio Astronomy.- Ruby Payne-Scott's Ancestors and Her Early Childhood.- Ruby Payne-Scott's Education and Early Employment.- Wartime Research by Ruby Payne-Scott at the Radiophysics Laboratory.- 1944-1945: Ruby Payne-Scott - The First Woman Radio Astronomer.- 1945-1946: Early Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights.- 1946-1947: Personal Tragedy and Professional Triumph.- 1948: Hornsby Field Station - Daily Observations.- 1949-1951: Radio Astronomy Blossoms as a Field, but Ruby Must Resign from the Radiophysics Laboratory.- 1952: Ruby Payne-Scott's Last Experience as a Radio Astronomer at the International Union of Radio Science.- The Married Life and Motherhood of Ruby Payne-Scott.- 1963-1974: Employment at Danebank School.- The Last Years and Legacy of Ruby Payne-Scott.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Goss, M.
  • ISBN: 9783642357510
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.16 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 262
  • Publication Year: 2013
Language: English