John H. DeWitt Jr. | |
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| Born | February 20, 1906 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1999 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
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| Children | 1 son (John Hibbett DeWitt III), 1 daughter (Cary Claiborne DeWitt) |
| Parent | John Hibbett DeWitt |
John H. DeWitt Jr. (February 20, 1906 – January 25, 1999) was an American pioneer in radio broadcasting, radar astronomy and photometry. He observed the first successful reception of radio echoes off the Moon on January 10, 1946, as part of Project Diana.[1][2]