EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 5 MIN
Australian brilliance in radio astronomy
from The Science Show - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Dr John Bolton, once of the Radiophysics Laboratory in the CSIRO to conduct secret research on radar for the military, also helped pioneer radio astronomy after the Second World War. He was invited to Caltech to show them how to build radio telescopes — but then resigned and returned to Australia to build the legendary Parkes Telescope. Guest Jonas Zmuidzinas Professor of physics Director of Caltech Optical Observatories Caltech PresenterRobyn Williams
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Dr John Bolton, once of the Radiophysics Laboratory in the CSIRO to conduct secret research on radar for the military, also helped pioneer radio astronomy after the Second World War. He was invited to Caltech to show them how to build radio telescopes — but then resigned and returned to Australia to build the legendary Parkes Telescope. Guest Jonas Zmuidzinas Professor of physics Director of Caltech Optical Observatories Caltech Presenter Robyn Williams
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