Report, 'Rapport sur la detection électromagnétique par la télégraphie militaire' and copy of typescript letter from R.A. Watson-Watt, 1935-1936, 1945
Scope and Contents
Report in French, 'Rapport sur la detection électromagnétique par la télégraphie militaire' [Report on electromagnetic detection by military telegraphy], 1935. The material was sent to Appleton with a covering letter dated 1945 and a note at the end of the report describes it as the only surviving document on French pre-war research of that type, all other records having been destroyed in 1940.
Copy of typescript letter from R.A. Watson-Watt. The letter relates to British Patent Application No. 25770/35 (for radar) describing the circumstances of his invention, dated 23 May 1936.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1936, 1945
Creator
- Watson-Watt, Robert Alexander, Sir, 1892-1973 (Scottish physicist) (Author, Person)
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Full Extent
From the Sub-Series: 27 Files
Language of Materials
French
English
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