The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 1986 eISBN: 978-1-84919-401-3 | Paper: 978-0-86341-043-7 Library of Congress Classification TK6574.2.S96 1986 Dewey Decimal Classification 621.384809
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineering.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Radar etymology
Chapter 2: Radar fundamentals
Chapter 3: Precursors of radar
Chapter 4: The debut of radar
Chapter 5: The British story
Chapter 6: Significance of the magnetron
Chapter 7: Conclusions
Appendix A: Reciprocity principle
Appendix B: Retarding field generators
Appendix C: Super-regenerative receivers
Appendix D: Watson-Watt's two memoranda
Appendix E: Watson-Watt's memorandum to the CSS AD on the state of RDF research, 9th September 1935
Appendix F: Method of deriving height curves for a Chain Home station
Appendix G: Two Maps
Appendix H: Report issued by Telecommunications Research Establishment, 1941
Appendix I: Table of Japanese Naval Radars
Appendix J: Military characteristics - detector for use against aircraft (heat or radio) (United States Army)