Magnetic tape and notes
- ID-nummer
- 2022.021.000
- Titel
- Magnetic tape and notes
- Objektkategori
- Vetenskapliga instrument, material & modeller
- Publik beskrivning
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This magnetic tape contains the first collection of measurements from Andrea Ghez’s research on a super massive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. Ghez had to struggle to receive resources and access to the Keck Observatory in Hawaii to conduct the project. When the measurement data arrived, it provided surprisingly clear answers. The notes from the observations include the comment “Holy shit!”. The research, however, has taken a long time, around 30 years, and during that time technology has advanced immensely. Not only was collecting data important but also preserving the data. The magnetic tape symbolises this as well.
Andrea Ghez donated the to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2022. - Location
- Permanent exhibition
- Pristagare
- Andrea Ghez
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