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Gordon J. Stanley (1 July 1921 – 17 December 2001[1]) was a New Zealand-born radio astronomer who with John G. Bolton in 1947, discovered the first radio star, Cygnus A.[2][3]
Gordon J. Stanley | |
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| Born | July 1, 1921 Cambridge, New Zealand |
| Died | 17 December 2001 (aged 80)[1] |
| Known for | Discovering Cygnus A |
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| Fields | Radio astronomy |
Stanley was born in Cambridge, New Zealand. By the 1940s he was working in radio astronomy with Bolton, where they discovered the first radio star.[4]
In 1955 Stanley went to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) where he became the director of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vale Gordon Stanley". www.atnf.csiro.au. New South Wales, Australia: Australia Telescope National Facility. 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (21 January 2002). "Gordon J. Stanley, 80; Pinpointed Radio Waves From Space". The New York Times. New York, U.S. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Finding Aid for the Gordon J. Stanley Papers 1942-1994". oac.cdlib.org. California, U.S.: California Digital Library. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Interview with Gordon J. Stanley on 13 June 1974 · NRAO/AUI Archives". www.nrao.edu. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Stanley, Gordon James - Person - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". eoas.info. Centre for Transformative Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology.
Sources
edit- "Gordon Stanley, 80; Built, Directed Radio Observatory at Caltech", LA Times, 31 December 2001
- Ken Kellerman, et al. Gordon James Stanley and the early developments of Radio Astronomy in Australia. doi:10.1071/AS04008
- World Book, 1967 edition, Vol. 1, p. 803.
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