# John H. DeWitt, Jr.

> John H. DeWitt Jr. was an American pioneer in radio broadcasting, radar astronomy and photometry. He observed the first successful reception of radio echoes off the Moon on January 10, 1946, as part of Project Diana.

*American radio astronomy pioneer who observed first moonbounce transmission in 1946*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-h-dewitt-jr

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1906-02-20
- **Died:** 1999-01-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John H. DeWitt Jr.](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._DeWitt_Jr.)
- [جون إتش ديويت جونيور](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A5%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [John Hibbett DeWitt](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hibbett_DeWitt)
- [John H. DeWitt Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._DeWitt_Jr.)
- [John H. DeWitt, Jr.](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._DeWitt%2C_Jr.)
- [John H. DeWitt](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._DeWitt)
- [John H. DeWitt Jr.](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._DeWitt_Jr.)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1525619)

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