Grote Reber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Grote Reber

American astronomer

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1911

Place of Birth: Wheaton, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 20-Dec-2002

Profession: scientist, astronomer, engineer, physicist

Nationality: United States, Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Grote Reber (December 22, 1911 – December 20, 2002) was an American pioneer of radio astronomy, which combined his interests in amateur radio and amateur astronomy.
He was instrumental in investigating and extending Karl Jansky's pioneering work, and conducted the first sky survey in the radio frequencies.His 1937 radio antenna was the second ever to be used for astronomical purposes and the first parabolic reflecting antenna to be used as a radio telescope.
For nearly a decade he was the world's only radio astronomer.