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'''Carl Atwood Wiley''' (1918–1985) was a mathematician and engineer. He is most widely known as the originator of the ] concept as well as the inventor of ]. | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Wiley's research work began at the ] at ] in 1941. In 1942 he discovered the ] of ], for which he later was awarded a patent.<ref name="memory">{{Cite journal|title=In Memory of Carl A. Wiley|pp= |
Wiley's research work began at the ] at ] in 1941. In 1942 he discovered the ] of ], for which he later was awarded a patent.<ref name="memory">{{Cite journal|title=In Memory of Carl A. Wiley|pp=17–18|journal=Antennas and Propagation Society Newsletter|date=June 1985|first=Allan W.|last=Love|publisher=]|url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1141988}}</ref> In 1949 he went to work for as the engineer-in-charge of ]. It was during this time he invented ] in 1951, patented as "Pulsed Doppler Radar Methods and Means," #3,196,436. That same year Wiley posited the idea of solar sails in a science fiction story published in '']'' magazine entitled ''Clipper Ships of Space'' (originally titled ''Are the Clipper Ships gone forever?''). Wiley wrote his story under the '']'' of Russel Saunders, an in-group reference to ] not unlike ], itself a reference to ].<ref name="memory"/> Seven years later ] developed the first technical specifications for a solar sail.<ref>{{cite news|first1=John Noble|last1=Wilford|title=The Dream of Racing on Sunbeams|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/17/science/the-dream-of-racing-on-sunbeams.html|newspaper=]|date=17 May 1983|issn=0362-4331|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref> ] credited Wiley for the genesis of the idea in Forward's 1990 patent.<ref>{{citation|title=Statite apparatus and method of use|url=http://www.google.com/patents/WO1990007450A1|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref> Wiley's research and manuscripts for the story are now housed in the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=UC Riverside Library|url=http://library.ucr.edu/view/collections/spcol/archives/s315.html|website=]|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref> In 1953 he left Goodyear to found his own company, Wiley Electronics in ] until it was bought out in 1962. Following that Wiley worked for ] and its successor, ] where he worked on various radar projects including LOCO, SINCO, VOLPHASE, and VOLFRE. <ref name="pioneer">{{cite journal|title=1985 Pioneer Award|url=http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4104076|journal=IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems|date=May 1985|issn=0018-9251|pages=437-439|volume=AES-21|issue=3|doi=10.1109/TAES.1985.310577|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref> In 1978 he went to work at ] where he eventually retired as a chief scientist in the technology division of Hughes' Space and Communications Group.<ref name="memory"/> In 1985, ] awarded Wiley their Pioneer Award.<ref name="pioneer"/> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Carl A. Wiley | |
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| Born | (1918-12-30)December 30, 1918 Princeton, New Jersey |
| Died | April 21, 1985(1985-04-21) (aged 66) Los Angeles |
| Cause of death | Pulmonary disease |
| Education | B.S. Mathematics from Antioch College in 1944
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| Spouse | Jean |
Carl Atwood Wiley (1918–1985) was a mathematician and engineer. He is most widely known as the originator of the solar sail concept as well as the inventor of synthetic aperture radar.
Career
Wiley's research work began at the Air Force Aircraft Radiation Lab at Wright Field in 1941. In 1942 he discovered the piezoelectricity of Barium titanate, for which he later was awarded a patent. In 1949 he went to work for as the engineer-in-charge of Goodyear Aerophysics. It was during this time he invented synthetic aperture radar in 1951, patented as "Pulsed Doppler Radar Methods and Means," #3,196,436. That same year Wiley posited the idea of solar sails in a science fiction story published in Astounding Science Fiction magazine entitled Clipper Ships of Space (originally titled Are the Clipper Ships gone forever?). Wiley wrote his story under the nom de plume of Russel Saunders, an in-group reference to Russel–Saunders coupling not unlike J.J. Coupling, itself a reference to angular momentum. Seven years later Richard L. Garwin developed the first technical specifications for a solar sail. Robert L. Forward credited Wiley for the genesis of the idea in Forward's 1990 patent. Wiley's research and manuscripts for the story are now housed in the Eaton collection. In 1953 he left Goodyear to found his own company, Wiley Electronics in Phoenix, Arizona until it was bought out in 1962. Following that Wiley worked for North American Aviation and its successor, Rockwell International where he worked on various radar projects including LOCO, SINCO, VOLPHASE, and VOLFRE. In 1978 he went to work at Hughes Aircraft Company where he eventually retired as a chief scientist in the technology division of Hughes' Space and Communications Group. In 1985, IEEE awarded Wiley their Pioneer Award.
References
- ^ Love, Allan W. (June 1985). "In Memory of Carl A. Wiley". Antennas and Propagation Society Newsletter. IEEE: 17–18.
- Wilford, John Noble (17 May 1983). "The Dream of Racing on Sunbeams". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- Statite apparatus and method of use, retrieved 25 October 2014
- "UC Riverside Library". University of California, Riverside. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "1985 Pioneer Award". IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. AES-21 (3): 437–439. May 1985. doi:10.1109/TAES.1985.310577. ISSN 0018-9251. Retrieved 25 October 2014.