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Grote Reber
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Grote Reber was an American and Australian physicist, astronomer, engineer, and amateur radio operator. Born in Wheaton in 1911, he was educated at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He worked as an employee of the University of Tasmania and was a member of the American Astronomical Society. His field of work was radio astronomy, and he spoke English.
Reber received several awards, including the Elliott Cresson Medal, the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, the Jackson-Gwilt Medal, and the Bruce Medal. He is recognized in the National Inventors Hall Of Fame collection. He identified as an atheist and died in 2002.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Wheaton
- Occupation
- amateur radio operator
- Employer
- University of Tasmania
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- radio astronomy
- Image
- Grote Reber detail.jpg
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- Commons category
- Grote Reber
- date of birth
- 1911-12-22
- date of death
- 2002-12-20
- member of
- American Astronomical Society
- name in native language
- Grote Reber
- Commons Creator page
- Grote Reber
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