List of Famous people with last name Jansky

Karl Guthe Jansky

First Name Karl

Last Name Jansky

Born on October 22, 1905

Died on February 14, 1950 (aged 44)

Born in United States of America, Oklahoma

Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in August 1931 first discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way. He is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.

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