Dr.
Harold Irving Ewen
(
–
)
1922
2015
Harvard University Observatory; Ewen Knight Corporation
;
Cambridge, MA
Physicist; Radio astronomer; Research institution administrator; Company executive
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
1957
Research involved microwave through submillimeter wave radiometric sensor technology. His contributions included applications in the fields of radio astronomy, meteorology and dual mode sensor technology. His final research involved a millimeter wave camera that obtained simultaneous active (radar) and passive (radiometric) images in the same frequency band, using the same aperture.
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