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RT @GEMF_RSEF: Dr Elizabeth Alexander: First Female Radio Astronomer https://t.co/iUenOrMmmD
RT @GEMF_RSEF: Dr Elizabeth Alexander: First Female Radio Astronomer https://t.co/iUenOrMmmD
RT @GEMF_RSEF: Dr Elizabeth Alexander: First Female Radio Astronomer https://t.co/iUenOrMmmD
Dr Elizabeth Alexander: First Female Radio Astronomer https://t.co/iUenOrMmmD
She identified the "Norfolk Island effect" - that radar stations on Norfolk Island picked up noise at dawn and dusk - as evidence that the Sun itself was emitting waves in the radio bands the military were using. There's a great paper about her work here: