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Resolution asks German museum to return Holmdel radiometer for park opening
Summary
A resolution (2026‑162) urges return of the radiometer used with the Holmdel horn antenna that helped discover cosmic microwave background radiation; supporters said the radiometer would complete the story for the town’s forthcoming Robert Wilson Park exhibit.
Supporters urged the committee to ask a German museum to return the radiometer historically associated with the Holmdel horn antenna. Sam Backer, a resident who spoke in favor of resolution 162, described how the antenna and radiometer together tell the story of Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson’s Nobel‑winning discovery of the cosmic microwave background. "Resolution 162 asks the museum to send the radiometer back home, right in time for the grand opening," Backer said, urging the committee to press the museum to release the device.
The committee expressed support and noted that returning the radiometer would strengthen Robert Wilson Park’s historic exhibit. The matter was part of the consent agenda that was passed; proponents said Holmdel has already preserved the antenna and that the radiometer would complete the site’s interpretive value.
What’s next: The resolution passed on the consent agenda; committee members and volunteers will continue outreach to the museum and prepare interpretive materials for the park opening.
