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Robert Alexander Watson-Watt (Brechin, condado de Angus, Escocia, 13 de abril de 1892-Inverness, 5 de diciembre de 1973) fue un ingeniero y físico escocés, considerado como el inventor del radar (el desarrollo era muy anterior).
Sir Robert Alexander Watson Watt KCB FRS FRAeS (13 April 1892 – 5 December 1973) was a British pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology. Watt began his career in radio physics with a job at the Met Office, where he began looking for accurate ways to track thunderstorms using the radio waves given off by lightning.
15 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt was a Scottish physicist credited with the development of radar in England. Watson-Watt attended the University of St. Andrews and later taught at University College, Dundee. From 1915 to 1952 he held a number of government positions, beginning as a meteorologist.
Robert Watson-Watt nació el 13 de abril de 1892 en Brechin, condado de Angus, Escocia. Asistió a la Universidad de Saint Andrews. Entre 1915 y 1952 realizó investigaciones para el gobierno británico en radiación electromagnética , meteorología y radio , y estudió sus aplicaciones en la aviación.
Robert Watson-Watt was a pioneer of radar technology who discovered how to use radio waves for air and maritime defence, navigation and weather forecasting. He was born in 1892 in Scotland and worked on radar research at the Meteorological Office, the National Physical Laboratory and the Air Ministry. He died in 1973 in Scotland.
Robert Watson-Watt. (Robert Alexander Watson-Watt; Brechin, Reino Unido, 1892 - Inverness, id., 1973) Físico británico. Descendiente del célebre James Watt, el inventor de la máquina de vapor, Robert Watson-Watt ejerció como ayudante de física en la Universidad de Dundee y trabajó como ingeniero electrotécnico en el Servicio ...
Sir Robert Watson-Watt, engineer, inventor, and pioneer of RADAR. Engineering Achievements. In February 1935, Watson Watt wrote a report on "The Detection of Aircraft by Radio Methods" which attracted the attention of a committee concerned with air defence headed by Sir Henry Tizard.
