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… — 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 experience and in understanding people, rapidly forgot most of the physics I had learned. — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
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… — Martin Ryle Copy Share Image
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
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