Karl Guthe Jansky
Karl Guthe Jansky (October 22, 1905 – February 14, 1950) was an American physicist and engineer. He worked in astronomy. In 1927, he discovered that the Milky Way emitted radio waves. This makes him one of the founding fathers of radio astronomy.
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| Born | October 22, 1905 |
| Died | February 14, 1950 (aged 44) Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Radio astronomy |
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| Fields | Physics Radio astronomy |
Karl Guthe Jansky Media
Jansky and his rotating directional radio antenna (early 1930s), the world's first radio telescope.
Jansky with a rough map of the night sky and pointing to the constellation of Cassiopeia. The wavy lines track the radio emissions he discovered on the chart paper, which also line up with the disk of the Milky Way.
Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, New Mexico
Full-size replica of Jansky's radio telescope, now at the Green Bank Observatory
Green Bank plaque: Jansky Antenna
