Radio Signals To Moon And Back Again
Reeeived Friday 7 p.m. LQNDON, Nov. 18. Visitors to the 1951 Festival of Britain will he able to* send radio signals to the moon and. hear them reflected hack to earth again within a few seconds, said Mr Gerald Barry director-general of the exhibition, when giving further details of the Festival 's attractiofis; The signals will be sent from the summit of the oid shot tower, the only original building J-on the festival site preserved for the-'exhioition. ' - A giant radio telescope resembling a large umhrella, will be erected on * the summit of the tower and visitors, in addition to heing able to send signals to the moon, will he ahle to hear ; radio waves reflected hack from other ' stars.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 November 1949, Page 5
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