Boffin: A Personal Story of the Early Days of Radar, Radio Astronomy and Quantum Optics
Boffin: A Personal Story of the Early Days of Radar, Radio Astronomy and Quantum Optics
Editorial Reviews
New Scientist
"...He gives an enthralling account of 90 nights of mammoth effort in the autumn of 1950 that led to the discovery of the radio emission from the spiral nebula in Andromeda."
The Observatory
"... This is the story of a life in science, perceptively and engagingly told; it is well worthy of a place in every astronomer's library."
Boffin: A Personal Story of the Early Days of Radar, Radio Astronomy and Quantum Optics
Boffin,R. Hanbury Brown,Taylor & Francis,0750301309,Electronic Warfare,General,History: American,Industrial Design - General,Military Science,Military applications,Radar,Radio Astronomy,Science,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Technology / Industrial Design / General
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