James Stanley Hey
Stanley Hey
Hey, photographed in 1964 Copyright: QinetQ Limited
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an English physicist and radio astronomer. With the targeted application of radar technology for astronomical research, he laid the basis for the development of radio astronomy.
Born
James Stanley Hey 3 May 1909 Nelson, Lancashire, England
Died
27 February 2000 (aged 90)
Known for
Radio astronomy Discovering that the Sun radiates radio waves
Fields
Astronomy, physics
Alma mater
University of Manchester
Awards
Eddington Medal
Institutions
Burnley Grammar School Air Defence Research and Development Establishment
Spouse(s)
Edna Heywood
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Britain
era
1800+