Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers Volume 21, Includes the first edition of Karl Jansky's revolutionary paper: 'Electrical Disturbances Apparently of Extraterrestrial Origin,' of 1933

Goldsmith, Alfred N., et al. (editors); Institute of Radio Engineers

Published by Institute of Radio Engineers, 1933

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Hardcover Very Good All papers of 1933 in one volume, 1783 pages Includes the first edition of Karl Jansky's revolutionary paper, 'Electrical Disturbances Apparently of Extraterrestrial Origin,' published in 1933, (vol21, no10 (Oct1933), pp1387-1398) was equally transformative, articulating "his revolutionary claim that the hiss static seemed to have its origin in our Milky Way galaxy, with a maximum in a direction that pointed close to the galactic center" (American National Biography) "At the age of just twenty-six, Karl Jansky had become the first person to detect and identify radio waves coming from outer space, a truly historic discovery The true significance of Jansky's breakthrough surpasses even the momentous discovery that the Milky Way emits radio waves His accomplishment was to establish the science of radio astronomy and to demonstrate that astronomers could learn a huge amount about the universe by looking beyond the narrow band of electromagnetic wavelengths that are visible to the human eye He announced his result in a paper entitled 'Electrical Disturbances Apparently of Extraterrestrial Origin'" (Simon Singh, Big Bang) scarce, thick 1933 hardcover with articles and numerous illustrations and graphicsProceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers Includes: Karl Jansky, 'Electrical Disturbances Apparently of Extraterrestrial Origin' No dust jacket as issued, over 1700 Pages, all very clean On corner of paste down a small sticker of "E Wagenfuhr, Bookbinding Co, St Louis, Mo" Minimal shelf wear Ships from Hawaii Ships with Priority Mail, not slow media mail. Seller Inventory # PP-M39I-OJAB

Bibliographic Details

Title: Proceedings of the Institute of Radio ...

Publisher: Institute of Radio Engineers

Publication Date: 1933

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition