Simon Ratcliffe (astronomer)

Simon Ratcliffe is a South African astronomer known for his promotion of the Square Kilometre Array project. The media have dubbed him the "barefoot astronomer" for his habit of working without shoes.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. ^ "SKA: Scientist dream team works on big data for big telescope | Sci-Tech | M&G". Mg.co.za. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Big Bang Meets Big Data: South Africa Joins ASTRON and IBM to Build the Foundation for a New Era of Computing". SKA Telescope. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Media release: The Barefoot Astronomer". Ska.ac.za. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "A project of Brand South Africa - Simon Ratcliffe". Brandsouthafrica.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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