%0 Journal Article %T Karl Rawer¡¯s life and scientific achievements* %A B. W. Reinisch %J Advances in Radio Science : Kleinheubacher Berichte %D 2004 %I Copernicus Publications %X This laudation is given in honor of the 90th birthday of Prof. Karl Rawer. The ionosphere was discovered during Karl Rawer¡¯s life, and he has dedicated his life to the exploration of this part of Earth¡¯s environment. The horrible events of world wars I and II shaped his early life, but they also launched his career as one of the eminent geophysical scientists of the twentieth century. %U http://www.adv-radio-sci.net/2/263/2004/ars-2-263-2004.pdf