100 Years of Radio Astronomy: A Future Retrospective

21 Aug 2007

Public lecture by Professor Brian Boyle on 2 October

Professor Brian Boyle, Director of CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility, delivers a public lecture as part of the 'Modern Radio Universe' conference held in Manchester from 2 to 5 October.

An inspiring, exciting speaker, Prof Boyle will 'look back' in his lecture from the year 2030 and  review a century of radio astronomy. From Pulsars to Quasars to the radiation from the Big Bang, he will examine the new view it gives us of our Universe.

The Lecture will be held at 7pm in The Renold Lecture Theatre, Renold Building, The University of Manchester, Altrincham Street, Manchester (building number 8 on the campus map).

Entrance is free, but ticketed. Tickets are available from:

• The Jodrell Bank Observatory (01477 571 321)

and will be posted to you.

2007 is the 50th Anniversary of the Lovell Telescope, the iconic radio telescope at Jodrell Bank created by Manchester Scientist Sir Bernard Lovell. This lecture is part of a series of events to celebrate this wonderful anniversary.

***A TRAILBLAZER EVENT FOR THE FIRST MANCHESTER SCIENCE FESTIVAL***