W M Goss
Biographic Data
| ID | 9709284 |
|---|---|
| NAME | W M Goss |
| GIVEN NAMES | W M |
| FAMILY NAME | Goss |
| SIGNATURE | GOSS W M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6596-8803 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Discovery of Millisecond Pulsars
It has now been just over four decades since the first discovery of a millisecond spin period pulsar (MSP), B1937+21, by Don Backer and collaborators in late 1982. This finding of an entirely new class of astronomical object revolutionized pulsar astronomy and provided inspiration for novel scientific investigation for decades to come, continuing to the current day and beyond. Here we review the events leading to the discovery, based on archival …
Joe Pawsey and the Founding of Australian Radio Astronomy
Legacy
A scientist’s legacy is modest: a set of publications, almost certainly doomed to become quickly outdated, or forgotten and lost, assumed to be largely irrelevant, with their number—as Pawsey’s career shows—but a poor indicator of actual contribution to science. And this modest legacy is deeply valuable. As the editors of the Proc IRE Australia wrote
New Opportunities in Australian Science, 1929
Joe Pawsey’s was the first generation in which an Australian born child could think of growing up to be a scientist, as he was poised to do at the end of his undergraduate years. There was a new sense in Australia that science would be important for a nation growing in independence and confidence, and the modern world was being rapidly and profoundly reshaped by technology. In this chapter we set out the social and intellectual background to Paws…
Becoming a Physicist, 1926–1929
In March 1926, Pawsey entered the University of Melbourne, enrolled in a Bachelor of Science.
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Joe Pawsey and the Founding of Australian Radio Astronomy
Legacy
A scientist’s legacy is modest: a set of publications, almost certainly doomed to become quickly outdated, or forgotten and lost, assumed to be largely irrelevant, with their number—as Pawsey’s career shows—but a poor indicator of actual contribution to science. And this modest legacy is deeply valuable. As the editors of the Proc IRE Australia wrote
New Opportunities in Australian Science, 1929
Joe Pawsey’s was the first generation in which an Australian born child could think of growing up to be a scientist, as he was poised to do at the end of his undergraduate years. There was a new sense in Australia that science would be important for a nation growing in independence and confidence, and the modern world was being rapidly and profoundly reshaped by technology. In this chapter we set out the social and intellectual background to Paws…
Becoming a Physicist, 1926–1929
In March 1926, Pawsey entered the University of Melbourne, enrolled in a Bachelor of Science.
The Discovery of Millisecond Pulsars
It has now been just over four decades since the first discovery of a millisecond spin period pulsar (MSP), B1937+21, by Don Backer and collaborators in late 1982. This finding of an entirely new class of astronomical object revolutionized pulsar astronomy and provided inspiration for novel scientific investigation for decades to come, continuing to the current day and beyond. Here we review the events leading to the discovery, based on archival …
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