Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell

“The book tells a highly readable story of four scientists/engineers who contributed to the development and high international standing of radio astronomy in Australia. … The book is abundantly filled with original photos and illustrations. I can recommend it to all radio astronomers that are old enough to have personally known the Four Pillars. It will be a good read to anyone with an interest in the development of science in post-war Australia … .” (Jacob W. M. Baars, The Radio Science Bulletin, Issue 365, June, 2018)






“Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell, by R. H. Frater, W. M Goss, and H. W. Wendt, provides a fascinating window on the remarkable development of Australian radio astronomy in the decade following World War II. … The book is short, concise, entertaining, and very well illustrated.” (James Moran, Physics Today, Vol. 71 (09), 2017)