Parts of an antenna system for a radio telescope
- ID-nummer
- 2001.017.001
- Titel
- Parts of an antenna system for a radio telescope
- Objektkategori
- Vetenskapliga instrument, material & modeller
- Publik beskrivning
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This is a part of an antenna system which was designed and constructed in the 1960’s by a team led by astrophysicist Antony Hewish. The entire system covered a large field outside Cambridge, UK.
A young graduate student, Jocelyn Bell, observed a source of radiation which had not registered before. Further research verified that a new type of star had been discovered – a pulsar.
For the discovery of pulsars Antony Hewish was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics of 1974. A controversy broke out where several people argued that Jocelyn Bell should have been awarded a share of the prize.
Antony Hewish donated parts of the antenna system to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2001. - Pristagare
- Antony Hewish
- Provenance
- 125 Nobel Museum Temporary