Kraus, John D., 1910-2004

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Name (Latin)
Kraus, John D., 1910-2004
Other forms of name
Kraus, John Daniel, 1910-2004
Kraus, John D. (John Daniel), 1910-2004
Kraus, John, 1910-2004
Date of birth
1910-06-28
Date of death
2004-07-18
Field of activity
Astronomy
Electrical engineering
Occupation
College teachers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 108591185
Wikidata: Q11192918
Library of congress: n 81035513
TAU10: 000349573
Sources of Information
  • His Our cosmic universe, c1980:t.p. (John Kraus; Taine G. McDougal Prof. (Emeritus) of Astron. and Elect. Engin., Ohio State Univ.; dir.-founder, Ohio State-Ohio Wesleyan Radio Obser.)
  • Muyskens, H.Some characteristics of ultra-high-frequency transmission, 1933.
  • WWW.cqbooks home page, Feb. 8, 2006(McDougal Professor of Electrical Engineering and Astronomy Emeritus, The Ohio State University; deceased 18 July 2004)
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Wikipedia description:

John Daniel Kraus (June 28, 1910 – July 18, 2004) was an American physicist and electrical engineer known for his contributions to electromagnetics, radio astronomy, and antenna theory. His inventions included the helical antenna, the corner reflector antenna, and several other types of antennas. He designed the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University, which was constructed mostly by a team of OSU students and was used to carry out the Ohio Sky Survey. Kraus held a number of patents and published widely.

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