“for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars”
Sir Martin Ryle was a British radio astronomer. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974 for his pioneering research in radio astrophysics, including his observations and inventions, in particular the aperture synthesis technique. He was affiliated with the University of Cambridge.
- Field
- Space Science · Astrophysics
- Lifespan
- 1918–1984