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Prof. Govind Swarup, born in Thakurdwara, Uttar Pradesh, designed and built the Ooty Radio Telescope (1970) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune — 30 dishes, each 45 m across, spread over 25 km — one of the world's great telescopes for low radio frequencies.
Key contributions
- Conceived and built the Ooty Radio Telescope
- Led the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (completed 1997)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1991); Padma Shri (1973); Herschel Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2005)