Ebook: Under the Radar: The First Woman in Radio Astronomy: Ruby Payne-Scott
- Tags: Astronomy Observations and Techniques, Popular Science in Astronomy, Electrical Engineering
- Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library 363
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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.
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.
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction: The Life of Ruby Violet Payne-Scott – 28 May 1912 (Grafton NSW, Australia) to 25 May 1981 (Sydney, Australia)....Pages 1-10
Ruby Payne-Scott: the Early Years: 1912–1938, Ancestors, Childhood, Secondary School and Sydney University....Pages 11-26
Woodlands School, AWA, New Career Opportunities for Women in World War II....Pages 27-35
Personnel File from CSIR/CSIRO....Pages 37-49
War Time Research by Payne-Scott at RPL....Pages 51-64
Payne-Scott – The First Woman Radio Astronomer and the Transition to Peacetime – 1944–1945....Pages 65-80
Payne-Scott at Dover Heights 1945–1947: Discovery of Type I, II and III Solar Bursts and the Introduction of Fourier Synthesis in Astronomy....Pages 81-127
Hornsby 1948: Type III Bursts Revealed; Conflicts with Bolton....Pages 129-152
Payne-Scott at Potts Hill, 1949–1951: Movies of the Outward Motions of Solar Outbursts with the Swept-Lobe Interferometer....Pages 153-183
Payne-Scott and URSI, 1952: Her Last Experience as a Radio Astronomer....Pages 185-198
Reminiscences and Anecdotes of Ruby Payne-Scott as Told by Friends and Colleagues....Pages 199-216
A Remarkable Family: Bill and Ruby Hall....Pages 217-236
Payne-Scott, Communist Party of Australia, Commonwealth Investigation Service and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation....Pages 237-245
Danebank School 1963–1974; the Ruby Payne-Scott Lectures....Pages 247-250
The End of Payne-Scott’s Life: A Retrospective....Pages 251-259
Epilogue: Why Did We Write This Book?....Pages 261-263
Back Matter....Pages 265-344
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.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction: The Life of Ruby Violet Payne-Scott – 28 May 1912 (Grafton NSW, Australia) to 25 May 1981 (Sydney, Australia)....Pages 1-10
Ruby Payne-Scott: the Early Years: 1912–1938, Ancestors, Childhood, Secondary School and Sydney University....Pages 11-26
Woodlands School, AWA, New Career Opportunities for Women in World War II....Pages 27-35
Personnel File from CSIR/CSIRO....Pages 37-49
War Time Research by Payne-Scott at RPL....Pages 51-64
Payne-Scott – The First Woman Radio Astronomer and the Transition to Peacetime – 1944–1945....Pages 65-80
Payne-Scott at Dover Heights 1945–1947: Discovery of Type I, II and III Solar Bursts and the Introduction of Fourier Synthesis in Astronomy....Pages 81-127
Hornsby 1948: Type III Bursts Revealed; Conflicts with Bolton....Pages 129-152
Payne-Scott at Potts Hill, 1949–1951: Movies of the Outward Motions of Solar Outbursts with the Swept-Lobe Interferometer....Pages 153-183
Payne-Scott and URSI, 1952: Her Last Experience as a Radio Astronomer....Pages 185-198
Reminiscences and Anecdotes of Ruby Payne-Scott as Told by Friends and Colleagues....Pages 199-216
A Remarkable Family: Bill and Ruby Hall....Pages 217-236
Payne-Scott, Communist Party of Australia, Commonwealth Investigation Service and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation....Pages 237-245
Danebank School 1963–1974; the Ruby Payne-Scott Lectures....Pages 247-250
The End of Payne-Scott’s Life: A Retrospective....Pages 251-259
Epilogue: Why Did We Write This Book?....Pages 261-263
Back Matter....Pages 265-344
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