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Grote Reber
Grote Reber is an American pioneer in radio astronomy, combining his interests with amateur radio and amateur astronomy. He has been credited with investigating and extending the pioneering work of Karl Jansky, and carrying out the first radio frequency study of the sky. Its 1937 radio antenna was the second antenna used for astronomical purposes and the first parabolic reflector antenna used as a radio telescope. For nearly a decade, he was the world's only radio astronomer.
BornDecember 22, 1911, Wheaton, Illinois, United States
DiedDecember 20, 2002, Ouse, Tasmania
NationalityAmerican
FieldsRadio astronomy
Alma materIllinois Institute of Technology
Known forPioneering work in radio astronomy
Notable awardsElliott Cresson Medal (1963)

About Grote Reber

Astronomer Grote Reber was born on December 22, 1911 in Illinois, United States (He dies at the age of 90, on December 20, 2002).

American radio astronomy pioneer, whose radio antenna was only the second to be utilized for astronomical purposes in 1937. In the post-World War II era, his work sparked a boom in radio astronomy.

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Grote Reber before becoming famous

Grote Reber was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1911 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and earned an electrical engineering degree from Armour Institute of Technology in 1933.

Achievement of Grote Reber

In Wheaton, Illinois, he built his own radio telescope in his backyard.

Grote Reber's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father, Schuuyler Reber, was the owner of a canning company.

Grote Reber Collabed with

He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal for physics, just like Inventor Nikola Tesla before him.

Grote Reber Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Grote Reber updated on March 24 2023.