“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.” WayScienceInterestSupportSunGroupsHard WorkInvolvedDiscoveryEncouragementRadioTechniqueEnormousDevelopingProfessorsRaysInvestigationEquipmentLaboratoryDelightedEmissionsRadarSynthesisCambridgeSupport And EncouragementAperture Author:Martin Ryle
“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.” PeopleYearsWarScienceUnderstandingDevelopmentRadioPhysicsEngineeringRadar Author:Martin Ryle
“In 1959 the University recognized our work by appointing me to a new Chair of Radio Astronomy.” UniversityRadioAstronomyChairs Author:Martin Ryle
