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Sir Martin Ryle FRS (27 September 1918 – 14 October 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems (see e.g. aperture synthesis) and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.
Sir Martin Ryle was a British radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location of weak radio sources. With improved equipment, he observed the most distant known galaxies of the universe.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1974 was awarded jointly to Sir Martin Ryle and Antony Hewish "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"
Sir Martin Ryle The Nobel Prize in Physics 1974. Born: 27 September 1918, Brighton, United Kingdom. Died: 14 October 1984, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Sep 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Martin Ryle, who was born 100 years ago and pioneered radio astronomy and interferometry. Discover how he also became a critic of nuclear energy and a champion of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Sep 27, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Martin Ryle, who developed aperture synthesis and discovered quasars, pulsars and the Big Bang. He was the first astronomer to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974 and also served as Astronomer Royal.
Sir Martin Ryle, who died on 14th October 1984 at the age of 66, was one of the most outstanding figures in British science of the present century. He was born into a distinguished academic family, his father being, first, Regius Professor of Physics in Cambridge and then Professor of Social Medicine in Oxford.
