John E. Baldwin
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[[Image:John e baldwin.jpg|121px|thumb|Prof. John Baldwin in the [[Cavendish Laboratory]]]]
Professor '''John Evan Baldwin''' has worked at the [[Cavendish Astrophysics Group]] (formerly Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory) since 1954. He played a pivotal role in the development of [[astronomical interferometer|interferometry]] in [[Radio Astronomy]], and later astronomical [[optical interferometry]] and [[lucky imaging]]. He made the first maps of the radio emission from the [[Andromeda Galaxy]] and the [[Perseus Cluster]], and measured the properties of many [[active galaxy|active galaxies]]. In 1985 he performed the first [[Aperture Masking Interferometry]] observations, and then lead the construction and operation of the [[Cambridge Optical Aperture Synthesis Telescope]], and helped develop the [[lucky imaging]] method. In 2000 he was awarded the [[Jackson-Gwilt Medal]] for his technical contributions to the fields of [[interferometry]] and [[aperture synthesis]].
He matriculated as a member of [[Queens' College, Cambridge]] in 1949 and has been a Life Fellow of the College since 1999.
==External links==
* [http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/people/jbaldwin.html - John Baldwin's page in the Cavendish Astrophysics Group]
* [http://www.aip.org/history/esva/catalog/esva/Baldwin_John.html - Photo of John Baldwin with [[Jan Hendrik Oort]], Bob Rubin and Vera Rubin]
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