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Sir Martin Ryle was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources. In 1946 Ryle and Derek Vonberg were the first people to publish interferometric astronomical measurements at radio wavelengths. With improved equipment, Ryle observed the most distant known galaxies in the universe at that time.…

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science · English radio astronomer (1918–1984) · astronomer · physicist · astrophysicist · researcher · also Martin Ryle, Sir Martin Ryle, Ryle

Born 27 September 1918 · Died 14 October 1984 · Q190766

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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1974).
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2018· 2 entries

Sep 11, 2018Documented record69% confidence

Physics World: Martin Ryle: an energy visionary

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Sep 6, 2018Documented record69% confidence

Physics World: Martin Ryle’s vision of renewable energy, what twistronics could do for us, big-G remains elusive

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1984· 3 entries

Oct 14, 1984Documented record86% confidence

Died 1984-10-14.

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1984Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Pursued a passionate and intensive program on the socially responsible use of science and technology

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1984Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

Ryle died on 14 October 1984, in Cambridge.

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1983· 1 entry

1983Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Ryle responded to a request from the President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences for suggestions of topics to be discussed at a meeting on Science and Peace

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1982· 1 entry

1982Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Said "At times one feels that one should almost have a car sticker saying 'Stop Science Now' because we're getting cleverer and cleverer, but we do not increase the wisdom to go with it

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1974· 4 entries

Dec 10, 1974Documented record85% confidence

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars.

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Jun 15, 1974Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (1974).

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Jun 15, 1974Documented record84% confidence

Won Bruce Medal (1974).

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1974Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The first Nobel prize awarded in recognition of astronomical research

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1973· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1973Documented record84% confidence

Won Royal Medal (1973).

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1972· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1972Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Astronomer Royal (1972–1982).

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1971· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1971Documented record84% confidence

Won Faraday Medal (1971).

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Jun 15, 1971Documented record84% confidence

Won Albert A. Michelson Medal (1971).

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Jun 15, 1971Documented record84% confidence

Awarded IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1971).

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1968· 1 entry

1968Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Ryle served as professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London

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1965· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1965Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Holweck Prize (1965).

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Jun 15, 1965Documented record84% confidence

Won Henry Draper Medal (1965).

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1964· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1964Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Guthrie Lecture (1964).

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Jun 15, 1964Documented record84% confidence

Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1964).

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1959· 1 entry

1959Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Helped lead to the discovery of the first quasi-stellar object (quasar)

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1958· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1958Documented record84% confidence

Won Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1958).

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1957· 1 entry

1957Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And professor of radio astronomy in 1959

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1954· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1954Documented record84% confidence

Won Hughes Medal (1954).

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1952· 1 entry

1952Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was knighted in 1966 (p 519 of) and succeeded Sir Richard Woolley as Astronomer Royal from 1972 to 1982

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1947· 1 entry

1947Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And Rowena Palmer married, and they lived in this house for the rest of his life

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1946· 2 entries

1946Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Ryle built the first multi-element astronomical radio interferometer

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1946Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Ryle and Derek Vonberg were the first people to publish interferometric astronomical measurements at radio wavelengths

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1939· 1 entry

1939Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Ryle worked with the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) on the design of antennas for airborne radar equipment during World War II

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1936· 2 entries

1936Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

The family moved to a house in Cambridge which became Ryle's home after the war

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1936Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

In 1936 the family moved to a house in Cambridge which became Ryle's home after the war.

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1918· 1 entry

Sep 27, 1918Documented record86% confidence

Born 1918-09-27.

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