Research Catalog

Title

The origin of radar / by Robert Morris Page ; illustrated by Kenneth Crook ; cover design by Asdur Takakjian.

Author

Page, Robert Morris, 1903-1992

Publication

• Garden City, NY : Anchor Books, [1962]
• ©1962

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Details

Additional Authors

• Crook, Kenneth
• Takakjian, Asdur

Description

196 pages : illustrations; 19 cm.

Summary

Dr. Robert Morris Page tells the full story of the discovery and development of radar and its uses in astronomy, navigation, weather forecasting, and other technical fields as well as being one of the most valuable weapons of World War Two.

Series Statement

Science study series ; 26

Uniform Title

Science study series ; S26.

Subject

• Radar
• Radar
• radar

Note

• "An epic of modern technology"--Cover.

Contents

1. The discovery of radar -- How radar works -- The "beat" method of detection -- Aircraft detection -- 2. The radar idea -- Developing pulse radar -- Ideas basic to radar -- Technical advances -- 3. Illumination of the target -- Radio waves -- The radar beam -- Pulse operation -- The vacuum tube -- The multivibrator -- 4. Reception of radar echoes -- Amplification -- Gain and stability -- Increasing the effective range -- Synchronizing system -- 5. RC circuit magic -- Circuit components -- Current flow -- The multivibrator in operation -- 6. The radar duplexer -- The purpose of a duplexer -- Resistance inversion -- The first duplexer -- 7. Radar for ships -- The cathode ray "pencil" -- The range-changing push button -- 9. Special indicators -- Measuring the angle of bearing -- The plan position indicator -- Measuring range -- Automatic tracking -- Interrogation, friend or foe -- 10. Exploits of radar -- Other shipboard uses -- Airborne radar -- Ground-based radar -- Radar in industry -- Radar in science.

LCCN

• 62012922
• BX62012922

OCLC

• ocm00569519
• 569519
• SCSB-420748

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library