Lovell, Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard

Lovell, Sir (Alfred Charles) Bernard
born Aug. 31, 1913, Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, Eng.

British radio astronomer.

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Bristol, worked for the Air Ministry during World War II, and lectured at the University of Manchester after the war. He built the first giant radio telescope (1957) at Jodrell Bank, near Manchester; with a bowl diameter of 250 ft (76 m), the instrument is used for astronomical research and spacecraft tracking and communication.

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