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Edward George Bowen
Edward George Bowen
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He was a pioneer in the development of radar, radio astronomy, radio navigation, and experimental cloud physics. At critical times, in war and peace, he was instrumental in achieving cooperation between academic, industrial, and governmental organizations of the United Kingdom en cl the United States.
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He helped define the role, mission, and staff profile of a wartime United States radar research laboratory what soon became the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Radiation Laboratory with the distinguished academician Lee A
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The early collaboration and sharing of lessons learned helped immensely; the network of 210-foot spacecraft tracking antennas that resulted is the mainstay of the NASA/lPL Deep Space Network. During the "Bowen Years" the Radiophysics Division performed valuable research and development work in radio navigation and experimental cloud physics.
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The program includecI carefully planned and executed cloud seedling experiments. The work macle a major and lasting contribution to understanding the potential en cl problems of weather modification.
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past vice-presiclent of the Australian Academy of Science · Fellow and first president of the Australian Institute of Navigation · Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and ~ ~clences . Fellow of the Royal Society of London Taffy was an accomplished sailor and cricketer.
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