Arno Penzias

Celebrating the Bell Labs scientist who confirmed the origins of the universe

Nokia Bell Labs
Some actual good news in today’s paper: the #Holmdel #HornAntenna is not going to be torn down for a housing center. Instead the plan is to make it a town park: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/science/astronomy-holmdel-horn.html.
The Holmdel Horn, a Cosmic Shrine in New Jersey, Stays Put

The radio telescope that discovered the Big Bang has survived a real estate battle — for now.

The New York Times

Back to New Jersey, Where the Universe Began

A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back in time - and opened a cosmic window that scientists have been peering through ever since.

By Dennis Overbye, for The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/science/astronomy-holmdel-antenna-microwaves.html

#universe #cosmology #astronomy #astrophysics #cmb #newjersey #holmdel #radio #telescope #radiotelescope #space #science #research #physics

Back to New Jersey, Where the Universe Began

A half-century ago, a radio telescope in Holmdel, N.J., sent two astronomers 13.8 billion years back in time — and opened a cosmic window that scientists have been peering through ever since.

The New York Times
The Horn Antenna was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, and was instrumental in the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation which helped confirm the “Big Bang” theory of cosmology.
Petition to save the HORN ANTENNA if interested
#holmdel #NJ #HornAntenna #petition
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-big-bang-antenna
Save Holmdel's Horn Antenna

The historic Horn Antenna, which confirmed the “Big Bang Theory” of cosmology, sits on 42 beautiful acres of Holmdel Township named Crawford Hill. The location is the highest point in Monmouth County.   The antenna and land are being endangered to become a high-density residential development of 100-200 townhomes. Concerned Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU), Friends of Holmdel Open Space (FHOS) and Preserve Holmdel (PH) say NO to developing the property and moving the Horn Antenna. We say YES, to keeping the Horn Antenna and the property it sits on being PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY AS A PUBLIC PARK. Please sign our petition urging the Holmdel Township Committee, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, and our legislators to preserve the Horn Antenna and Crawford Hill.

In 1989, the Horn Antenna was named a National #Historic #Landmark. #Harvard physicist and #Nobel Laureate, Edward Purcell, said of the finding, “It just may be the most important thing anybody has ever seen,” CILU said in its statement.

"If citizens can convince the town to reject residential development and set aside the 43-acre property, it could be preserved as both a valuable historic site and a desirable public park."

#Holmdel #NewJersey #astronomy #cosmology

https://patch.com/new-jersey/holmdel-hazlet/historic-bell-labs-horn-antenna-risk-holmdel-citizens-group-says

Historic Bell Labs Horn Antenna At Risk, Holmdel Citizens Group Says

Citizens for Informed Land Use is against a proposal before the Planning Board to reclassify the former Nokia site for redevelopment.

Patch

So it's come to this, don't even stand near my car....

The ordinance would make it illegal for anyone who does not own or have permission to access a certain vehicle "to enter or remain on any driveway, paved surface, or location within 20 feet" of that car when parked.

https://nj1015.com/holmdel-nj-car-theft-proposal/
#Holmdel #NewJersey

NJ town would make it illegal to stand near driveways with cars

The Holmdel ordinance would make it illegal for anyone who does not own or have permission to access a vehicle to enter or remain on any driveway, paved surface, or location within 20 feet of the car when parked.

New Jersey 101.5