Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Goss, William Miller
Titre(s) : Under the radar [Texte électronique] : the first woman in radio astronomy, Ruby Payne-Scott / W.M. Goss, Richard X. McGee
Publication : Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2009], cop. 2010
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Collection : Astrophysics and space science library ; 363
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-344) and index
This is the biography of Ruby Payne-Scott (1912 to 1981). As the first female radio
astronomer (and one of the first people in the world to consider radio astronomy),
she made classic contributions to solar radio physics. She also played a major role
in the design of the Australian government's Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research radars, which were in turn of vital importance in the Southwest Pacific Theatre
in World War II and were used by Australian, US and New Zealand personnel. From a
sociological perspective, her career also offers many examples of the perils of being
a female academic in the first half of the 20th century. Written in an engaging style
and complemented by many historical photographs this book gives a fascinating insight
into the beginning of radio astronomy and the role of a pioneering woman in astronomy
Autre(s) auteur(s) : McGee, Richard X.. Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Radioastronomie
Payne-Scott, Ruby
Payne-Scott, Ruby (1912-1981)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783642031410
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446983747
Notice n° :
FRBNF44698374
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: the life of Ruby Violet Payne-Scott ; 28 May 1912 (Grafton NSW, Australia)
to 25 May 1981 (Sydney, Australia) ; Ruby Payne-Scott: the early years: 1912-1938,
ancestors, childhood, secondary school and Sydney University ; Woodlands School,
AWA, new career opportunities for women in World War II ; Personnel file from CSIR/CSIRO
; War time research by Payne-Scott at RPL ; Payne-Scott ; the first woman radio
astronomer and the transition to peacetime ; 1944-1945 ; Payne-Scott at Dover Heights
1945-1947: discovery of type I, II and III solar bursts and the introduction of Fourier
synthesis in astronomy ; Hornsby 1948: type III bursts revealed; conflicts with Bolton
; Payne-Scott at Potts Hill, 1949-1951: movies of the outward motions of solar outbursts
with swept-lobe interferometer ; Payne-Scott and URSI, 1952: her last experience
as a radio astronomer ; Reminiscences and anecdote of Ruby Payne-Scott as told by
friends and colleagues ; A remarkable family: Bi
