Radar Days
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 075030586X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 231 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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This was the device that brought about a revolution in Allied radar, putting it far ahead of the corresponding German technology for the remainder of the war.. It is now more than sixty years since radar began in Britain. The author also details the activities of the Tizard mission, which was instrumental in installing the first airborne radars in US aircraft. The book proceeds to describe how this equipment was miniaturized to make it suitable for use in aircraft and the lengthy, sometimes hazardous flight trials conducted before radar went into service with the RAF. "Taffy" Bowen recounts his personal story of how the first airborne radars were built and brought into use in the Royal Air Force, and of the Tizard mission to the USA in 1940, of which he was a member. In Radar Days, "the father of airborne radar," Dr. Written f
A classic text on of the History of Radar This is a classic text on part of the History of Radar - full of insights and observations from the earliest days of experimentation. It rings so true of how real experimental science and technology is done under difficult conditions.. a Flynn said Bowen: RADAR DAYS. Anyone wanting expert and original insight into early British radar, especially at Bawdsey, should read this because of course Bowen was there. One does need to be aware that it was for the general reader and he wrote it long after the events, so where it seems vague or incomplete one has to consult books by Watson-Watt or Bragg. And it is, of oourse, now pretty old. But Bowen WAS there and he usefully. Fred Maughan said Awesome stories from the father or airborne radar!. Good read from a first-person perspective of the invention of radar and especially its earliest airborne applications. Perhaps written too long after the events it describes and with far too much modesty. When viewed as a selection of vignettes it simply can't be beat for the student of technical history.