Sir Martin Ryle

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor arms control
peaceful use of nuclear energy
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:awardYear 1974
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-09-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brighton,_England
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Monthly_Notices_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution development of radar technology
survey of radio sources in the sky
gptkbp:criticizedFor nuclear weapons
gptkbp:deathDate 1984-10-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:James_Chadwick
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:fellowOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:field physics
radio astronomy
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Sussex
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Martin Ryle
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Antony_Hewish
radio astronomy techniques
gptkbp:knighted 1966
gptkbp:knownFor radio interferometry
development of radio telescopes
aperture synthesis
gptkbp:lecturedAt gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Antony_Hewish
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
astronomer
gptkbp:position Director of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory
Professor of Radio Astronomy
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Radio_Stars_and_Their_Interpretation
The Origins of Radio Astronomy
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rowena_Palmer
gptkbp:title gptkb:Astronomer_Royal
Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Richard_Woolley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6