Robinson, Martin Paul orcid.org/0000-0003-1767-5541, Pryse, Eleri and Grainge, Keith (2021) Radio Science in the UK 1919-2019. In: 100 Years of the International Union of Radio Science. URSI , Gent, Belgium , pp. 347-361.
Abstract
The development of radio science in the UK in the hundred years since the founding of URSI is outlined here. Early research into the ionosphere by Appleton and colleagues experimentally confirmed the existence of a layer of conductive plasma in the earth’s atmosphere, and observations of reflections from this layer prompted the invention of radar by Watson Watt and others. The availability of surplus radio equipment after the Second World War was a factor in the development of radio astronomy by Ryle’s group in Cambridge and researchers lead by Lovell at Jodrell Bank. Other post-war developments included medical applications, waveguides, computational electromagnetics, novel antennas for electromagnetic compatibility and continued interest in wireless communications, ionospheric propagation and radio astronomy projects like the Square Kilometre Array. The UK’s contribution has been enriched by the collaborative, international ethos of URSI.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | radio frequency,Historical Article,UK |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Electronic Engineering (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2023 13:20 |
Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2025 00:05 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | URSI |
Refereed: | Yes |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:203130 |
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