Bernard Lovell
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell , OBE (born August 31, 1913 in Oldland Common, Gloucestershire , † August 6, 2012 ) was a British astronomer and pioneer of radio astronomy .
Life
Bernard Lovell studied physics in Bristol with Professor Arthur Mannering Tyndall (1881–1961). After graduating in 1934, he continued research for two years in order to receive his doctorate in 1936 . In the same year he went to Manchester , where he was given a teaching position for a year. In 1937 he became a member of the research group that dealt with cosmic rays .
During World War II , Lovell worked at the British Air Force ( RAF ) TRE and developed valuable techniques for using radar in fighter aircraft detection and navigation . For this work he received the Order of the British Empire after World War II .
After the end of the Second World War, Lovell worked scientifically again. He was able to get a decommissioned mobile radar, which he used to study cosmic rays . After realizing that the electric trams in Manchester were causing interference , the research group moved their equipment to Jodrell Bank in an open field outside Manchester. A short time later, Manchester University took over the installation of a permanent system in the field and also helped manufacture the first radio telescope . In 1951, Lovell became a professor at Manchester University. He stayed in this position until he retired in 1980.
Honors
- The Lovell Telescope of the Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory was named after Bernard Lovell .
- In 1955 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
- In 1960 Lovell was awarded the Royal Medal of the Royal Society .
- In 1961 he was knighted for his services to radio astronomy.
- In 1974 he was elected to the American Philosophical Society .
- In 1981 he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society .
- On July 26, 2000, the asteroid (8079) Bernardlovell was named after him.
- Since April 12, 2010 he is the namesake for the Lovell Glacier in Antarctica.
Works
- Science and Civilization . (1939)
- World Power Resources and Social Development . (1945)
- Radio Astronomy . (1952)
- Meteor Astronomy . (1954)
- The individual and the universe. London 1959. German translation: The individual and the universe. Possibilities and problems of modern astronomy. Göttingen 1959.
- New ways to explore space. Goettingen 1964.
- Deeper and deeper into space! in: The world in which we will live. Universe, rays and matter. Zurich 1967. pp. 93-126.
- The Story of Jodrell Bank . (1968)
- Out of the Zenith . (1973)
- Emerging Cosmology . (1980). German translation: The infinite universe. History of cosmology from ancient times to the present. Munich 1983.
- The Jodrell Bank Telesopes . (1985)
- Voice of the Universe: Building the Jodrell Bank Telesope . (1987)
- Astronomer by Chance . (1990)
literature
- Francis Graham Smith, Rodney Davies, Andrew Lyne: Bernard Lovell (1913-2012). In: Nature . Volume 488, No. 7413, 2012, p. 592, doi: 10.1038 / 488592a
- Albert A. Zijlstra, Richard J. Davis: Sir Bernard Lovell (1913–2012). In: Science . Volume 337, No. 6100, 2012, p. 1307, doi: 10.1126 / science.1229080
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernard Lovell in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary for Bernard Lovell in the New York Times, August 8, 2012
- ABC Lovell in the original sound in the online archive "Austria am Wort" of the Austrian media library (Salzburg night studio)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sir Bernard Lovell, 1913–2012
- ^ Member History: Sir Bernard Lovell. American Philosophical Society, accessed October 28, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lovell, Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lovell, Alfred Charles Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer and pioneer of radio astronomy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldland Common, Gloucestershire , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 2012 |