Correspondence and material on history of radar, 1923, 1945
File
Identifier: Coll-37/C.268
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and material on history of radar, mostly dated 1945 however contains some earlier dates. The material consists of:
Correspondence with C. E. Horton, dated 1924, relating to work with Robert Watson-Watt on Cathode Ray Direction-finding, 1924.
Correspondence with C.J. Mackenzie, dated 1923, relating to American Cathode Ray research.
A press release on Vatican radio and radar.
Offprint of article ‘Radiolocation’, by R.L. Smith-Rose.
A 3 page typescript article, 'The technique of radar. An off-spring of pure science' with a manuscript note by Appleton marked 'Not for publication'.
Dates
- Creation: 1923, 1945
Creator
- Appleton, Sir Edward Victor, 1892-1965 (physicist and principal of the University of Edinburgh) (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Data Protection restrictions apply.
Extent
From the Sub-Series: 27 Files
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk