Grote Reber collection, 1933-2000
Collection
Identifier: 002.05.12
The collection contains manuscripts, photographs, transparencies, and a video related to Grote Reber.
Dates
- 1933-2000
Creator
- Reber, Grote, 1911-2002 (Person)
Language of Materials
Records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Research
Collection Size
2 Series
Biographical Note
Grote Reber, the creator of the first radio telescope, graduated from Armour Institute of Technology in 1933 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Reber was given an Illinois Institute of Technology Distinguished Service Award in 1949, and was inducted into the IIT Hall of Fame in 1983. He was named a Person of the Millennium in the IIT student project of 2000.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Was formerly 2007.031.
Processor
Mindy Pugh, Assistant University Archivist 7/10/2007
Creator
- Reber, Grote, 1911-2002 (Person)
Part of the Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections Repository