John Paul Wild 1923 - 2008

Frater, R. H.; Ekers, R. D.

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“…John Paul Wild (1923, Frater and Ekers [70], Frater et al [71]) was born in Sheffield, England. A gunnery and radar officer in the Royal Navy (1943)(1944)(1945)(1946)(1947), he was also involved in research trying to understand why early radar was sometimes jammed, later found to be due to radio interference from the active Sun 29 .…”

Section: -1950mentioning

confidence: 99%

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History of Astronomy in Australia: Big-Impact Astronomy from World War II until the Lunar Landing (1945–1969)

Graham

Kenyon

Bull³

et al. 2021

Galaxies

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Radio astronomy commenced in earnest after World War II, with Australia keenly engaged through the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. At this juncture, Australia’s Commonwealth Solar Observatory expanded its portfolio from primarily studying solar phenomena to conducting stellar and extragalactic research. Subsequently, in the 1950s and 1960s, astronomy gradually became taught and researched in Australian universities. However, most scientific publications from this era of growth and discovery have no country of affiliation in their header information, making it hard to find the Australian astronomy articles from this period. In 2014, we used the then-new Astrophysics Data System (ADS) tool Bumblebee to overcome this challenge and track down the Australian-led astronomy papers published during the quarter of a century after World War II, from 1945 until the lunar landing in 1969. This required knowledge of the research centres and facilities operating at the time, which are briefly summarised herein. Based on citation counts—an objective, universally-used measure of scientific impact—we report on the Australian astronomy articles which had the biggest impact. We have identified the top-ten most-cited papers, and thus also their area of research, from five consecutive time-intervals across that blossoming quarter-century of astronomy. Moreover, we have invested a substantial amount of time researching and providing a small tribute to each of the 62 scientists involved, including several trail-blazing women. Furthermore, we provide an extensive list of references and point out many interesting historical connections and anecdotes.

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“…For example, the drawings from Australia by Walter Frederick Gale (1865-1945: Wood [292]) in 1892 suggested a land of oases. 70 The pursuit of water on Mars continues to this day [293].…”

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History of Astronomy in Australia: Big-Impact Astronomy from World War II until the Lunar Landing (1945–1969)

Graham

Kenyon

Bull³

et al. 2021

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“…His career culminated with his appointment as Chairman of CSIRO in 1978. 11,12 During the meeting Wild insisted that 'the publication, if any, should be in the form of a journal that could be sold and referred to' and must have done so convincingly for a motion to rescind Proposal 9 was put but lost on a show of hands.…”

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Scientific Society Journals: the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Lomb¹

2018

Hist. Rec. Aust. Sci.

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In the 1950s and 1960s the increased specialization of science led to the formation of discipline-based scientific societies. Some of these, among them the Astronomical Society of Australia, began their own refereed journals. The Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, which has now been continuously published by the Society for over 50 years, has undergone many changes in that time in response to the changes in the publication landscape. The method of production has advanced from manual to computer typesetting and from printed volumes to purely electronic publishing. The content of the journal has changed from short conference papers to formal research papers that now, under the impact of citation indices, face strict refereeing and are mixed with major invited review papers. Dedicated editors have maintained the journal despite a preference from many members to publish in better known overseas journals as well as strong opposition from within the society to the costs involved in maintaining a research journal.

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“…Orchiston has completed his project on early French radio astronomy. Frater & Ekers (2012) have provided a biographical memoir of John Paul Wild. Ekers (2014) discusses the history of our understanding of non-thermal radio emission.…”

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Division B Commission 40: Radio Astronomy

Chapman¹,

Giovaninni²,

Taylor³

et al. 2015

Proc. IAU

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IAU Commission 40 for Radio Astronomy (hereafter C40) brought together scientists and engineers who carry out observational and theoretical research in radio astronomy and who develop and operate the ground and space-based radio astronomy facilities and instrumentation. As of June 2015, the Commission had approximately 1,100 members from 49 countries, corresponding to nearly 10 per cent of the total IAU membership.

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John Paul Wild 1923 - 2008

Cited by 12 publications

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History of Astronomy in Australia: Big-Impact Astronomy from World War II until the Lunar Landing (1945–1969)

History of Astronomy in Australia: Big-Impact Astronomy from World War II until the Lunar Landing (1945–1969)

Scientific Society Journals: the Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Division B Commission 40: Radio Astronomy

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