Bell Labs, Jansky, and the Jansky Monument in Holmdel

Some of you may be interested in this:

Re: petition Save the Cradle of Radio Astronomy

Dear fellow members of . . .

As you probably know, the Bell Labs property in Holmdel, NJ, is currently being sold to a real estate developer. It may be resold again after development. The property has been in Bell Labs possession for over 75 years and includes the cradle of radio astronomy where, in

1931, Karl Jansky observed the first radio waves of extraterrestrial origin.

In 1998 Bell Labs erected a Karl Jansky Monument on the exact location of the original Jansky antenna. The goal of this petition to the Governor of New Jersey, to the Mayor of Holmdel, and to the new owners, is to secure the preservation of this site and its public access in the future. A copy of the petition and further detail on the site and its history can be found at

We hope that you are one of the members of . . . who will support this petition by agreeing to be listed as a signatory. If you agree, please send your approval by e-mail to . . . where it will be stored for record (this will serve as an electronic signature, no other action is required).

[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Unfortunatly, AES did _not_ provide us the email address where we should send our approval or signature. If AES will write again with the address to which responses should be sent, I will print that message as well. PAT]