Grote Reber

Astronomer

Birthday December 22, 1911

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Dec 20, 2002 (90)

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About

American pioneer of radio astronomy whose 1937 radio antenna was the second ever to be used for astronomical purposes. His work caused an explosion of radio astronomy i the post-World War II era.

Before Fame

He was born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and graduated from Armour Institute of Technology in 1933 with a degree in electrical engineering.

Trivia

He built his own radio telescope in his back yard in Wheaton, Illinois.

Family Life

His father Schuuyler Reber owned a canning factory.

Associated With

Like Nikola Tesla before him he received the Elliott Cresson Medal for physics.