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Karl Guthe Jansky

American physicist and radio engineer

  • Fame54.2
  • Momentum9.8
  • Wikipedia2.1K
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Lived 1905–1950, aged 45United States
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  • Era
    1905–1950
    Aged 45
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Updated 2026-06-21

Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April 1933 first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius. An amateur astronomer, he is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.

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Momentum9.8
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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