Artifacts Series

Description

Artifacts include Karl Jansky's headphone, Institute of Radio Engineers diploma, leather ice hockey cap, Bell Labs ID badge, hand-made (by Jansky) ping-pong paddle, two leather brief cases, a flashlight, a circuit tester (made by Roller-Smith Co.), a few hand tools, and a set of blocks made by Bell Labs employees for the Red Bank Nursery School (where Jansky's wife Alice taught after his death).

Creator

Papers of Karl G. Jansky

Type

Object

Citation

Papers of Karl G. Jansky, “Artifacts Series,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/30777.