Papers, 1936-1971.

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Papers, 1936-1971.

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Correspondence, papers, photographs, articles, printed books and sound tapes relating to radar in World War II, the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, 195l, and various later activities and interests.

13 boxes and 23 volumes.

American Institute of Physics

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Watson-Watt, Robert Alexander, Sir, 1892-1973

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Radar pioneer. Watson-Watt was educated in Dundee and St. Andrews. After working in the meteorological office and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, he was from 1933-1936 Superintendent of the Radio Department of the National Physical Laboratory where the use of radar was developed. In 1938, he firstly became Director of Communications Development and then in 1940 scientific adviser on telecommunications to the Air Ministry. In 1942 Watson-Watt was made Vice-controller of comm...