RIP Engineer Bill Gordon - Designer of the Arecibo Radio Telescope

[far-trader]

Engineer Bill Gordon, who designed the Arecibo radio telescope died Tuesday, February 16th, 2010, at the age of 92.

http://www.headlinecontent.com/newsArticle.aspx?catId=6&articleId=2220183

I hadn't heard or seen this on the news anywhere, and only noticed it surfing from an unrelated link (the Octagon building dig link here on CotI). Coincidentally I was thinking of the Arecibo dish in relation to another recent CotI post (the Radio-Archeology thread) and felt a mention was appropriate.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Sad news, but 92 ain't bad.

 

[Andrew M]

Sad news, but 92 ain't bad.

I want to live to twice that age, and transfrom the scientific field I'm working in. If I succeed in the first of these, I might stand a chance at the latter.

 

[far-trader]

Sad news, but 92 ain't bad.

S'truth. And quite a legacy besides. I'd be happy with such. I only felt it needed a mention as the accomplishment is not widely recognized

I want to live to twice that age, and transfrom the scientific field I'm working in. If I succeed in the first of these, I might stand a chance at the latter.

Goals are good I wish you all success in both, and if you find the secret for the first (and it doesn't involve forsaking all my little vices that make life fun ) please share

Who knows, with such a gift I might even feel like trying the second myself.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

I plan to live forever, or die trying...

 

[Blue Ghost]

I never envisioned one man coming up with the concept for an array of radio telescopes acting as one super-giant collector. That's quite an accomplishment. I only wish he could've lived to see us finally receive some ancient radio signal from some civilization.

 

[ShapeShifter]

We're technologically behind. Radio is dead. Everyone knows the aliens are already sending each other twitter messages. LOLZ. :rofl: