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During the 1930s the popular press were carrying stories of a death
ray that could disable aircraft, and it became such a popular
notion that an investigation was carried out by a government
scientist, Robert Watson-Watt. His discovery was that it was not
that electro-magnetic waves could interfere with aircraft, but that
aircraft could interfere with radio transmissions. The strategic
importance of this was appreciated and a secret establishment was
set up to develop a means of using radio transmissions to detect
the approach of enemy aircraft - the birth of radar. As World War
II broke out Ian Goult joined this elite group of scientists - aged
only sixteen - as a lab assistant, working on GEE, a navigational
aid allowing accurate location of targets. Its success allowed
Bomber command to effectively navigate as far as the Ruhr. In
Secret Location, Goult describes taking part in work on radar and
microwave techniques that gave Britain supremacy in the air, and
greatly improved submarine detection during the Battle of the
Atlantic, saving thousands of tons of materiel and many lives. Told
in an engaging style, this book offers a unique insight in those
men whose achievements during the war have been underappreciated,
but whose efforts were a key factor in the Allied victory. Postwar,
Ian Goult was closely involved in the development of ground
proximity warning systems and and the very first ATOL.
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