Voice of the Universe: Building the Jodrell Bank Telescope; Revised and Updated Edition (Convergence) [Paperback]

Bernard Lovell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0275926796 | ISBN-13: 978-0275926793 | Publication Date: June 11, 1987 | Edition: Revised

In this volume the creator and director of Jodrell Bank, the world's largest radio telescope, tells the fascinating story behind the building of this huge telescope. The building of the telescope was fraught with mishaps and frustration--financial, political, and otherwise; yet, through his perseverance, Sir Bernard Lovell made its creation a reality. His story, drawn largely from personal diaries, documents the complex conflicts among scientists, bureaucrats, and politicians which arose out of this monumental endeavor.

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“The story of the emergence of Jodrell Bank as a scientific establishment and the development of a new technique for studying the universe--radio astronomy--told by the man without whose determination, energy and faith the project would not have succeeded.”–The Good Book Guide

About the Author

BERNARD LOVELL is the former Professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Manchester as well as Director of the Experimental Station at the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Paperback; Revised edition (June 11, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275926796
• ISBN-13: 978-0275926793
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,568,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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