Christiaan Alexander Muller Explained

Birth Date:18 April 1923
Birth Place:Alkmaar, the Netherlands
Fields:Radio astronomy, Microwave technology
Workplaces:Kootwijk radio telescope, Dwingeloo Radio Observatory, Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, Leiden University, University of Twente
Education:Engineering Physics
Alma Mater:Delft Institute of Technology, 1950
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Doctoral Students:Brouw, Willem "Wim" Nicolaas; van Nieuwkoop, Jacob "Jaap"
Known For:Determination of the spiral structure of the Milky Way
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Christiaan Alexander "Lex" Muller (Alkmaar, the Netherlands, 18 April 1923 - Delden, The Netherlands, August 8, 2004) was a Dutch radio engineer, radio astronomer and professor at Leiden University and the University of Twente.[1] [2] As the chief engineer he pioneered Dutch radio astronomy with the radio telescopes of Kootwijk, Dwingeloo (Dwingeloo Radio Observatory), and Westerbork (Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope), where he designed the receiver system.[3] Because of his work with Dutch astronomer Jan Oort on the determination of the spiral structure of the Milky Way using the 21 cm hydrogen radio line emission observed with the Kootwijk telescope, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956, 1957, 1958, and 1961 by Swedish astronomer Bertil Lindblad and Karl Ingve Öhman.[4] [5]

Muller was a professor with the Astronomy department at Leiden University from 1959 to 1972 in the field of Microwave technology and its application in astronomy, physics and chemistry (Dutch: Techniek van de microgolven en hun toepassing in de sterrenkunde, natuurkunde en scheikunde), where he mentored two PhD students, Wim Brouw and Jaap van Nieuwkoop.[6] His inaugural address of June 2, 1961 was entitled Microwave technology in astronomy (original Dutch: De microgolftechniek in de sterrenkunde). He moved to the department of Electrical engineering (Electrotechniek) at the University of Twente, where he taught Microwave technology from 1971 up to 1984.[7]

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Muller's publications include:[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christiaan Alexander Muller (1923-2004) . hjmwijers.nl . April 13, 2024 . Dutch . H. J. Michiel . Wijers . February 2018 . Deze kwartierstaat is onderdeel van een reeks kwartierstaten van Twentse hoogleraren. . This Ahnentafel is part of a series of pedigrees of Twente professors..
  2. Web site: Christiaan Alexander Muller . hoogleraren.universiteitleiden.nl . Leiden University . April 13, 2024 . Dutch.
  3. Web site: PDF . History of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT). April 13, 2024 . rahist.nrao.edu . National Radio Astronomy Observatory . Richard . Strom . Leonid . Gurvits .
  4. Web site: Nomination archive. Christiaan Alexander (Lex) Muller . nobelprize.org . April 13, 2024 . Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024.
  5. Book: van der Kruit, Pieter C. . Master of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jan Hendrik Oort . 198, 202 . Springer . 2021 . 1242443499.
  6. Web site: Christiaan Alexander "Lex" Muller (1923-2004). astrogen.aas.org . American Astronomical Society .
  7. Web site: prof. C.A.Muller . utoday.nl . Dutch . 18 August 2004 . April 13, 2024 . University of Twente. Obituary.
  8. Web site: Your search returned 68 results . ui.adsabs.harvard.edu . Dutch . April 13, 2024 . Hardvard University. . Search for author:"muller, christiaan alexander" abs:"radio".

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