Karl Rawer

Professor Rawer at his 104th birthday in 2017

Karl Maria Alois Rawer[1] (19 April 1913 – 17 April 2018) was a German specialist in radio wave propagation and the ionosphere. He developed the analytical code to determine suitable frequency ranges for short wave communication by which German forces built-up their long distance communications during World War II.[2]

  1. ^ Karl Rawer: space research and international cooperation
  2. ^ Rawer, Karl (1986). Meine Kinder umkreisen die Erde: der Bericht eines Satellitenforschers. Herder. ISBN 978-3-451-08226-9.