“I think that the event which, more than anything else, led me to the search for ways of making more powerful radio telescopes, was the recognition, in 1952, that the intense source in the constellation of Cygnus was a distant… — Martin Ryle Copy Share
The benefits of medical research are real - but so are the potential horrors of genetic engineering and embryo manipulation. We devise heart transplants,… — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
“I think that the event which, more than anything else, led me to the search for ways of making more powerful radio telescopes, was the recognition, in 1952, that the intense source in the constellation of Cygnus was a distant galaxy—1000 million light years away. This discovery showed that some galaxies were capable of producing radio emission about a million… — Martin Ryle Copy Share
In 1948 I was appointed to a Lectureship in Physics and in 1949 elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College. — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
In 1947 I married Rowena Palmer, and we have two daughters, Alison and Claire, and a son, John. — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
In 1945 J.A. Ratcliffe ... suggested that I [join his group at Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge] to start an investigation of the radio emission from… — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
During the war years I worked on the development of radar and other radio systems for the R.A.F. and, though gaining much in engineering… — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
I was educated at Bradfield College and Oxford, where I graduated in 1939. — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
In 1959 the University recognized our work by appointing me to a new Chair of Radio Astronomy. — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
We enjoy sailing small boats, two of which I have designed and built myself. — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
![“In 1945 J.A. Ratcliffe ... suggested that I [join his group at Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge] to start an investigation of the radio emission from the Sun, which had recently been discovered accidentally with radar equipment. ... [B]oth Ratcliffe and Sir Lawrence Bragg, then Cavendish Professor…” quote by Martin Ryle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/908/martin-ryle-41261_aperture_in-1945-j-a-ratcliffe-suggested-that-i-j_1954869.jpg)
