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Karl Guthe Jansky

Karl Guthe Jansky
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Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April 1933 first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius. An amateur astronomer, he is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.

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  1. Artem MikoyanJuly 23, 1905 – December 9, 1970
  2. Howard HughesDecember 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976
  3. Karl Guthe Jansky (this page)October 22, 1905 – February 14, 1950
  4. Louis ArmandJanuary 17, 1905 – August 30, 1971
  5. Marian RejewskiAugust 16, 1905 – February 13, 1980
  6. Walter ZappAugust 22, 1905 – July 17, 2003

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