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Bell Labs Radio Research Staff, June 1933

Start Date:1933-06-06 Location:Holmdel, NJ People:Crawford, Art Feldman, Karl Reed, Sam E. Johlfs, Joe Lowry, Lewis R. Ohl, Russell Mumford, Bill Jansky, Karl G. Sharpless, Merlin King, Archie Bruce, Edmund Beck, Al C. Englund, Carl R. Friis, Harald T. Ring, Douglas Larsen, Otto Clauson, Carl Morrell, Morris Peterson, Carl Collins, Maurice Schenk, Dan Morrell, Jim	Creator:Papers of Karl G. Jansky Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image	Description:Karl G. Jansky (1905-1950) discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way while he was investigating trans-Atlantic radiotelephone interference for Bell Laboratories between 1928-1933. In this photo from the early 1930s, members of the Bell Labs Radio Research Division pose on the front lawn of the Holmdel NJ Bell Labs building. Shown in the first row from left to right: Art Crawford, Carl Feldman, Sam Reed, Joe Johlfs, Lewis Lowery, Russell Ohl, Bill Mumford, Karl Jansky, Merlin Sharpless, Archie King, Edmund Bruce, and Al Beck. In the second row are Carl Englund, Harald Friis, Douglas Ring, Otto Larsen, Carl Clauson, Morris Morrell, Carl Peterson, Maurice Collins, Dan Schenk, and Jim Morrell. [show more]

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Bell Labs, ca. 1948

Start Date:1948 Location:Holmdel, NJ	Creator:Papers of Karl G. Jansky Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image	Description:Laboratory building in late 1940s.

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Bell Labs, ca. 1950

Start Date:1950 Location:Holmdel, NJ	Creator:Papers of Karl G. Jansky Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Subject:Instruments--non-NRAO instrument	Description:Holmdel Labs about 1950.

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Grote Reber, 1998

Start Date:1998-06-08 Location:Holmdel, NJ People:Greenstein, Jesse Reber, Grote	Creator:Papers of Grote Reber Series:Photographs Series Unit:People Unit Subunit:Grote Reber Subunit Type:Still Image	Description:Jesse Greenstein and Grote Reber at the Jansky Monument, Holmdel NJ, 8 June 1998

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Location:Holmdel, NJ People:Jansky, Karl G.	Creator:Papers of Karl G. Jansky Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Subject:Instruments--non-NRAO instrument	Description:Karl Jansky, working at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Holmdel, NJ, in 1928, wanted to investigate using "short waves" (wavelengths of about 10-20 meters) for transatlantic radio telephone service. Jansky was assigned the job of investigating the sources of static that might interfere with radio voice transmissions. He built this antenna to receive radio waves at a frequency of 20.5 MHz (wavelength about 14.5 meters). It was mounted on a turntable that allowed it to rotate in any direction, earning it the name "Jansky's merry-go-round". By rotating the antenna, one could find what the direction was to any radio signal. Janksy used this antenna to identify radiation coming from the Milky Way that was strongest in the direction of the center of our Milky Way galaxy, in the constellation of Sagittarius. [show more]

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Karl G. Jansky, 1933

Start Date:1933 Location:Holmdel, NJ People:Jansky, Karl G.	Creator:Papers of Karl G. Jansky Series:Photographs Series Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:B&W negative	Description:Taken from a 1933 issue of Popular Radio magazine [note on envelope says “#8 Use neg #21186].