Visionary Who Designed World's Biggest Radio Telescope, Dies Aged 92

Dr Gordon's 1,000ft radio telescope has been the forefront of scientific discovery

From The Daily Mail:

An engineer who designed the telescope that discovered the first planets beyond our solar system has died aged 92.

William Gordon was a visionary whose atmospheric work laid the foundation for current studies of satellite communication, space weather, and GPS.

He is probably best known for his role in getting the Arecibo Observatory up and running in the late 1950s.

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