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"In 1959 the University recognized our work by appointing me to a new Chair of Radio Astronomy."
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"Love by the sweat of thy brow.Not through whispered words of hollow sound or lofty dreams ne'er substance bound that more than oft do run aground. Nay, love with mighty, blistered hands that turn the soil and carve the land. A bearer of toil and golden band. Be strong! A founder of the feast! Protective knight who slays the beast! For promises and vows aloud are naught but wispy veneer shroud like cobwebs, frail, the airy words and wooing fail. So work, my darling. Toil as proof. Thy loyal heart be drained of youth and yet beat on, incessant sound. Both feet take root within the ground, and service be thy kingly crown.Love by the sweat of thy brow."

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"In 1948 I was appointed to a Lectureship in Physics and in 1949 elected to a Fellowship at Trinity College."

"In 1959 the University recognized our work by appointing me to a new Chair of Radio Astronomy."
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