The first US Navy radar is 75 years old today.
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2013/the-fleets-first-radar-turns-75
Even back then, it did a good job:
"These performances were at night, with no possibility of seeing the destroyers. Their lights were out. That really impressed the officers. From then on they were sold on the stuff and they would give us anything we wanted."
These
performances were at night, with no possibility of seeing the
destroyers. Their lights were out. That really impressed the officers.
From then on they were sold on the stuff and they would give us anything
we wanted. - See more at:
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2013/the-fleets-first-radar-turns-75#sthash.tyyr2wVx.dpuf
These
performances were at night, with no possibility of seeing the
destroyers. Their lights were out. That really impressed the officers.
From then on they were sold on the stuff and they would give us anything
we wanted. - See more at:
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2013/the-fleets-first-radar-turns-75#sthash.tyyr2wVx.dpuf
These
performances were at night, with no possibility of seeing the
destroyers. Their lights were out. That really impressed the officers.
From then on they were sold on the stuff and they would give us anything
we wanted. - See more at:
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/2013/the-fleets-first-radar-turns-75#sthash.tyyr2wVx.dpuf