Findlay, John W. (John Wilson), 1915-
John Wilson Findlay papers, 1956-1994.
The collection documents Findlay's work for National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) from 1956 until his death in 1994. It includes materials on the conceptualization, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of NRAO instruments, as well as his work on the U.S. Committee on Radio Frequencies (CORF), the IAU-URSI-COSPAR Inter-Union Committee on the Allocation of Frequencies (IUCAF), the National Academy of Sciences Space Science Board (SSB), and the SSB's Lunar and Planetary Missions Board. All material in this collection is from Findlay's home office; researchers should also consult the extensive files related to Findlay's work in the records of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Findlay was born in 1915, received his PhD in physics from Cambridge in 1950. He joined the staff of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) on 27 December 1956 as employee number 5, and, with the exception of a one-year appointment as Director of Arecibo Observatory during 1965-1966, served the NRAO in various capacities until his retirement in 1985. After retirement he continued as a consultant to NRAO until his death in 1994.
Findlay, John W. (John Wilson), 1915-
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Space Science Board.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lunar and Planetary Missions Board.
International Conference on Allocation of Radio Frequencies for Space Research (1963: Geneva, Switzerland)
Audio-visual materials.
Radio astronomy -- History.
Radio frequency -- Planning.
Radio frequency.
Radio telescopes
Correspondence. ftamc
Photographs. aat
AIP-ICOS
National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Archives. 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA