Under the Radar : The First Woman in Radio Astronomy : Ruby Payne-Scott

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010

Abstract/Sommario: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction – the Life of Ruby Violet Payne-Scott -28 May 1912 (Grafton NSW, Australia) to 25 May 1981 (Sydney Australia) -- Chapter 2 Ruby Payne-Scott - the Early Years: 1912-1938, Ancestors, Childhood, Secondary School and Sydney University -- Chapter 3 Woodlands Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Glenelg (Adelaide) -- Chapter 4 Personnel File from CSIR/CSIRO -- Chapter 5 War Time Research by Payne-Scott at RPL -- Chapter 6 Payne-Scott - the fi ...; [leggi tutto] Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction – the Life of Ruby Violet Payne-Scott -28 May 1912 (Grafton NSW, Australia) to 25 May 1981 (Sydney Australia) -- Chapter 2 Ruby Payne-Scott - the Early Years: 1912-1938, Ancestors, Childhood, Secondary School and Sydney University -- Chapter 3 Woodlands Church of England Girls' Grammar School, Glenelg (Adelaide) -- Chapter 4 Personnel File from CSIR/CSIRO -- Chapter 5 War Time Research by Payne-Scott at RPL -- Chapter 6 Payne-Scott - the first woman radio astronomer and the transition to peacetime - 1944-1945 -- Chapter 7 Payne-Scott at Dover Heights 1945-1947 - Discovery of Type I, II and III Solar Bursts and the Introduction of Fourier Synthesis in Astronomy -- Chapter 8 Hornsby 1948 - Type III Bursts Revealed; Conflicts with Bolton -- Chapter 9 Payne-Scott at Potts Hill, 1949-1951 - Movies of the outward motions of solar outbursts with the Swept-Lobe Interferometer -- Chapter 10 Payne-Scott and URSI, 1952 - her last experience as a radio astronomer -- Chapter 11 Reminiscences and Anecdotes of Ruby Payne-Scott as told by Friends and Colleagues -- Chapter 12 A Remarkable Family: Bill and Ruby Hall -- Chapter 13 Payne-Scott, Communist Party of Australia, Commonwealth Investigation Service and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation -- CHAPTER 14 Danebank School 1963-1974; the Ruby Payne-Scott Lectures. Chapter 15 The End of Payne-Scott’s Life - A Retrospective -- Chapter 16 Epilogue - Why did we write this book ? -- Appendices. - 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 [comprimi]

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Descrizione	Under the Radar : The First Woman in Radio Astronomy : Ruby Payne-Scott / edited by W. M. Goss, Richard X. McGee. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. - XXI, 354 p ; digital. - (Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 363)
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Note	Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783642031403
Collezione	[Fa parte di] Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 363 [Vai al dettaglio]
Altri legami	[Altra edizione di] Under the radar : the first woman in radio astronomy : Ruby Payne-Scott / W. M. Goss, Richard X. McGee
Autori	Goss, William Miller - [Responsabilità principale] McGee, Richard X. - [Responsabilità secondaria] SpringerLink (Online service) - [Responsabilità secondaria]
Soggetto	Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Computer engineering Electrical Engineering Physics Popular Science in Astronomy
Classificazione	520 - Astronomia e scienze connesse
Lingua	Inglese
Numeri	ISBN: 978-3-642-03141-0 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03141-0 N. catalogo straniero: QB4 (Library of Congress Call Number)
ID scheda	129617
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