Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, LLD, DSc, Order of the Bath, FRS, FRAeS (13 April 1892 – 5 December 1973) is considered by many to be the "inventor of radar". Radar development was first started elsewhere (see History of radar), but, on 1 September 1936 Watson-Watt became Superintendent of a new establishment under the Air Ministry, Bawdsey Research Station in Bawdsey Manor near Felixstowe. This work resulted in the design and installation of a...
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Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, LLD, DSc, Order of the Bath, FRS, FRAeS (13 April 1892 – 5 December 1973) is considered by many to be the "inventor of radar". Radar development was first started elsewhere (see History of radar), but, on 1 September 1936 Watson-Watt became Superintendent of a new establishment under the Air Ministry, Bawdsey Research Station in Bawdsey Manor near Felixstowe. This work resulted in the design and installation of a chain of radar stations along the East and South coasts of England, known as Chain Home and Chain Home Low, in time for the outbreak of WWII in 1939. This system provided the vital advance information that helped the Allies win the Battle of Britain.
Born in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, he was a descendant of James Watt, the famous engineer and inventor of the practical steam engine. After attending Brechin High School , he was accepted to University College, Dundee (which was then part of the University of St Andrews but became the University...
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