A Quote by Robert Woodrow Wilson

An antenna collects radiation from a desired direction incident upon an area, called its collecting area, and focuses it on a receiver. An antenna is normally designed to maximize its response in the direction in which it is pointed and minimize its response in other directions.

Robert Woodrow Wilson

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Robert Woodrow Wilson
American - Scientist
Born: January 10, 1936

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Sean Taylor

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Peter Drucker

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Richard Norton Smith

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Huston Smith

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Scott Thompson

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Robert Bork

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My studio is arranged so that I have a comfortable seating area for meeting with clients, an office area beyond that and a painting area, which includes room for art students to sit and watch as I work.

Doug Dawson

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Dan Brown

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Ben Zobrist

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John Burnside

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