Martin Ryle Professions : Astronomer Born : September 27, 1918 Died : October 14, 1984 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Martin Ryle The benefits of medical research are real - but so are the potential horrors of genetic engineering and embryo manipulation. We devise heart transplants, but do little for the 15 million who die annually of malnutrition and related diseases. Our cleverness has grown prodigiously - but not our wisdom. Martin Ryle engineering real heart We enjoy sailing small boats, two of which I have designed and built myself. Martin Ryle inspirational funny two During the war years I worked on the development of radar and other radio systems for the R.A.F. and, though gaining much in engineering experience and in understanding people, rapidly forgot most of the physics I had learned. Martin Ryle engineering war science In 1945 J.A. Ratcliffe ... suggested that I [join his group at Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge] to start an investigation of the radio emission from the Sun, which had recently been discovered accidentally with radar equipment. ... [B]oth Ratcliffe and Sir Lawrence Bragg, then Cavendish Professor, gave enormous support and encouragement to me. Bragg's own work on X-ray crystallography involved techniques very similar to those we were developing for "aperture synthesis", and he always showed a delighted interest in the way our work progressed. Martin Ryle hard-work encouragement science In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John. Martin Ryle daughter two son In 1959 the University recognized our work by appointing me to a new Chair of Radio Astronomy. Martin Ryle astronomy chairs radio I was born on September 27, 1918, the second of five children. Martin Ryle september born children I was educated at Bradfield College and Oxford, where I graduated in 1939. Martin Ryle educated college oxford In 1948 I was appointed to a Lectureship in Physics and in 1949 elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College. Martin Ryle fellowship physics college Similar Authors Arthur Eddington astronomer Antony Hewish astronomer Annie Jump Cannon astronomer Andrea M. Ghez astronomer Allan Sandage astronomer Alar Toomre astronomer All Authors
