On March 25th 1951 the very first detection of hydrogen using a radio telescope with a horn antenna sticking out of a window on the 4th floor of the Lyman Physics laboratory at Harvard University was accomplished. This capability is the foundation of further discoveries allowing us to see the universe in a way never possible before. In 1951, on the 4th floor of the Lyman Laboratory, Harold "Doc" Ewen, Ph.D was the first to observe and detect neutral hydrogen. His Harvard University thesis advisor was Edward, M. Purcell, Ph ...
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On March 25th 1951 the very first detection of hydrogen using a radio telescope with a horn antenna sticking out of a window on the 4th floor of the Lyman Physics laboratory at Harvard University was accomplished. This capability is the foundation of further discoveries allowing us to see the universe in a way never possible before. In 1951, on the 4th floor of the Lyman Laboratory, Harold "Doc" Ewen, Ph.D was the first to observe and detect neutral hydrogen. His Harvard University thesis advisor was Edward, M. Purcell, Ph.D. This day made history in scientific space exploration. Harold "Doc" Ewen was my father and I share "his story" which is "history". I deeply am humbled and honored to work with Harvard University, the National Radio Astronomy Association and the Green Bank Observatory to serve as a representative of early space exploration in sharing history related to my father's work in 1951. Thank you.
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