The Sky Eye: Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST): China’s Big Science Facilities
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789811638268
ISBN-10: 9811638268
Pagini: 140
Ilustrații: XII, 140 p. 115 illus., 106 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Springer
Seria China’s Big Science Facilities
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore
ISBN-10: 9811638268
Pagini: 140
Ilustrații: XII, 140 p. 115 illus., 106 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Springer
Seria China’s Big Science Facilities
Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore
Cuprins
Chapter 1. The way to the Universe.- Chapter 2. The Sky Eye explores the sky.- Chapter 3. Big scientific facilities—China’s innovations.- Chapter 4. The long march of the dream chaser.- Chapter 5. Memorabilia.
Notă biografică
Rendong Nan (February 19, 1945 – September 15, 2017) was a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the founder, chief scientist and chief engineer of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) project in China. He received B.S. degree from Tsinghua University, China in 1968, and Ph.D. degree from Beijing Astronomical Observatories (now National Astronomical Observatories), Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1987. Since 1994, Professor Nan had presided over the promotion of China's large radio telescope program. He has made important contributions in radio astronomy research, major national needs, international co-operations, and scientific education. So far, more than 200 scientific papers have been published, with 7 monographs and more than 30 patents. He was a member of International Astronomical Union (IAU), where he was the vice-president of Division X (Radio Astronomy) and Commission 40 (Radio Astronomy) from 2003 to 2006 and then the president of both the Division and Commission in 2006–2009. Professor Nan received the “CCTV Annual Scientific and Technological Innovation Figures” in 2016 and won the first National Innovation Award Medal in 2018 and the national honorary title “People's Scientist” in 2019. Asteroid 79694 “Nan Rendong” was named in his memory.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
This book introduces the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), also known as the "The Sky Eye", one of the China’s big science facilities. Using easy-to-understand language, the book covers the scientific background, construction process, achievements, and effects of FAST on the development of the national economy. With a large number of intuitive and vivid images and videos, the book presents basic information on FAST for general readers who are interested in astronomy.
Caracteristici
The first popular science book introducing the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST, or Tianyan, literally “The Sky Eye”), the world’s largest filled-aperture radio telescope in Guizhou, China Uses plain language to explain the scientific background, construction process, and unique features of FAST Includes a large number of intuitive and vivid pictures to help readers understand the concepts