Grote Reber

Quick Facts

Full Name	Grote Reber
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Dec 22, 1911(1911-12-22)
Age	113
Date Of Death	December 20, 2002, Ouse, Australia
Birthplace	Wheaton
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Grote Reber Biography

Grote Reber is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on December 22, 1911 in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. American pioneer in radio astronomy, whose 1937 antenna for radio was the 2nd ever designed to astronomy. His work led to a boom of radio astronomy during the post-World War II period.

As Like Nikola Tesla before him he received the Elliott Cresson Medal for physics. before his time, he also received the Elliott Cresson Medal for Physics.

The father of his son, Schuuyler Reber owned a canning factory.

Grote Reber Net Worth

Grote Reber is one of the richest Astronomer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Grote Reber 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was was raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and was a graduate of the Armour Institute of Technology in 1933, with a degree from electrical engineering.

He constructed himself a radio telescope from his backyard located in Wheaton, Illinois.

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Facts & Trivia

Grote Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Grote Reber celebrates birthday on December 22 of every year.

Top Facts about Grote Reber

1. Grote Reber was an American radio astronomer.
2. He built the first parabolic dish radio telescope in 1937.
3. Reber discovered cosmic radio emissions from the Milky Way.
4. His work led to the development of modern radio astronomy.
5. Reber’s telescope had a diameter of 9 meters (30 feet).
6. He received numerous awards for his contributions to science.
7. Reber died in 2002 at the age of 90.
8. His pioneering work paved the way for space exploration and communication.
9. The Grote Reber Medal is awarded annually by the IAU to honor outstanding contributions to radio astronomy.
10. A crater on Mars is named after him as recognition of his achievements in astronomy

What did Grote Reber discover?

(The radio source at the centre of the Galaxy is now known as Sagittarius A.) The American amateur radio operator Grote Reber later built the first radio telescope at his home in Wheaton, Ill., and found that the radio radiation came from all along the plane of the Milky Way and from the Sun.

When was the first radio telescope built by Grote Reber?

In a side yard of his mother’s house in Wheaton, Illinois, a 26-year old engineer named Grote Reber built the first dish antenna radio telescope in 1937. He used wooden rafters, galvanized sheet metal, and spare parts from a Ford Model T truck.

What was Grote Reber known for?

Completed in 1937, it is considered to be the world’s first astronomical radio telescope. Reber used his backyard dish to map cosmic radio sources, discovering new galaxies, supernovas and other celestial bodies.

Where was the radio telescope built?

Significant dates
Designated NHL| December 20, 1989

Who invented the Hubble Space telescope?

Edwin Hubble
Died| September 28, 1953 (aged 63) San Marino, California, U.S.
Nationality| American
Alma mater| University of Chicago (BS, PhD) The Queen’s College, Oxford (MA)
Known for| Hubble sequence Hubble’s law Hubble luminosity law Hubble–Reynolds law