Reflector antenna (1930s-1950s) Archimedes burning mirrors,212 BC Newton's 4 cm parabolic reflector telescope,1672 Early cylindrical parabolic antenna, The 26 meters antenna built for Project Echo by the 1931,Nauen,Germany. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)in1958Reflector antenna (1930s-1950s) Archimedes ' burning mirrors, 212 BC Newton's 4 cm parabolic reflector telescope, 1672 Early cylindrical parabolic antenna, 1931, Nauen, Germany. The 26 meters antenna built for Project Echo by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in1958