Radar was the outcome of research during the mid- and late-1930s by
scientists and engineers in eight countries: United States, Great
Britain, Germany, Holland, France, Italy, USSR, and Japan. Each
country believed that this was its own development and held the
technology in highest secrecy. Great Britain gave the basics to
four advanced Commonwealth nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
and South Africa, and indigenous systems emerged in each before
WWII. Hungary independently developed its own system during the
war.
This book provides an account of the developments, including
timelines, in each of the 13 countries. It is primarily intended
for readers with a general interest in the history of technology.
It is neither "academic" (there are no footnotes) nor technically
detailed (only one equation and no diagrams). However, about 450
individuals are noted, many with brief bios.
In reviewing draft material, the late historian Louis Brown,
author of A Radar History of World War II, commented that it was
"free of the great radar myths that still fill many accounts:
'Before Rad Lab there was nothing.' 'We invented it in Britain and
everyone copied it from us.' 'German radar was second rate and the
Japanese did not have any.' "
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