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4 de sept. de 2014 · Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, 1935. Image credit: Science Museum / SSPL. In February 1935, a pilot from the flight research establishment, Farnborough, was told to fly a bomber to the Midlands and back. He was not told why, but the course took the aircraft past the BBC’s short-wave transmitter at Daventry.
Robert Alexander Watson-Watt (Brechin, 13 aprile 1892 – Inverness, 5 dicembre 1973) è stato un inventore britannico. Watt iniziò la sua carriera nel campo della fisica delle onde elettromagnetiche con un lavoro presso il Met Office , iniziando a cercare un metodo per identificare accuratamente e tracciare i temporali usando i segnali radio emessi dai fulmini.
Sir Robert Watson-Watt, um 1944. Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, FRS FRAeS (* 13. April 1892 in Brechin, Aberdeenshire; † 5. Dezember 1973 in Inverness) war ein schottischer Physiker. Er gilt als einer der Erfinder des Radars .
Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, ingénieur britannique, ... Sir George Lee reprit ce poste et Watson-Watt fut promu conseiller scientifique des télécommunications (Scientific Advisor on Telecommunications) au Ministère de l'Air (Air Ministry) et se rendit aux États-Unis en 1941 pour lancer le développement radar dans ce pays.
Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt (April 13, 1892–December 5, 1973), is considered by many to be the “inventor of radar”. Radar development was first started elsewhere (see History of radar), but Watson-Watt worked on some of the first workable radar systems, turning the theory into one of the most important war-winning weapons. Early years.
Memorials to Sir Robert Watson Watt and his groundbreaking work can be found in his native town of Brechin and at Weedon, near Daventry in Northants. In Brechin, a statue dedicated to him was unveiled by the Princess Royal on 3 September 2014 to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two.
Hace 5 días · Sir Robert Watson-Watt was widely known as the ‘father of radar’. In the 1930s he led a team of researchers to develop the aircraft detection technology that would later prove crucial to the Allied victory in the Battle of Britain. He is now commemorated with a blue plaque at 287 Sheen Lane in Richmond-upon-Thames, London, where he lived ...
