About Gordon J. Stanley
Lived 1921 – 2001 (aged 80). Gordon J. Stanley was an astronomer, known for Cygnus A.
Gordon J. Stanley (1 July 1921 – 17 December 2001
Stanley was born in Cambridge, New Zealand. By the 1940s he was working in radio astronomy with Bolton, where they discovered the first radio star.
In 1955 Stanley went to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) where he became the director of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory.
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Who was Gordon J. Stanley?
New Zealand-born radio astronomer
When was Gordon J. Stanley born?
Gordon J. Stanley was born on 1 July 1921 in Cambridge.
When did Gordon J. Stanley die?
Gordon J. Stanley died on 17 December 2001.
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Gordon J. Stanley was an astronomer.
What was Gordon J. Stanley known for?
Gordon J. Stanley was known for Cygnus A.
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