Carl Jansky
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Carl Jansky has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Jan 2026). Presented as the Bell Labs engineer whose 1932 discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way helped launch radio astronomy.
Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April 1933 first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius. An amateur astronomer, he is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2026 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Role | Engineer |
| Affiliation | Bell Labs |
Who talks about Carl Jansky on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up Carl Jansky; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Jan 2026) — Josh Clark
What is Carl Jansky mentioned alongside?
Works at: Bell Labs