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Beschreibung
Originally published in 1948, this book contains one man's story of working for the Telecommunications Research Establishment from 1934 until 1945. During this period, Rowe worked on many projects relating to air defence, particularly the development of radar. The text is simply and vividly written and illustrated with multiple photographs of relevant people and places mentioned in the narrative. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in WWII and the history of radar.
Originally published in 1948, this book contains one man's story of working for the Telecommunications Research Establishment from 1934 until 1945. During this period, Rowe worked on many projects relating to air defence, particularly the development of radar. The text is simply and vividly written and illustrated with multiple photographs of relevant people and places mentioned in the narrative. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in WWII and the history of radar.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Lord Tedder; Preface; 1. The beginning; 2. London and Orfordness; 3. Bawdsey; 4. Wavelengths; 5. More of Bawdsey; 6. War; 7. Dundee; 8. Worth Matravers; 9. Worth Matravers and the birth of centimetre applications; 10. Swanage; 11. Swanage and coastal command; 12. Swanage and bomber command; 13. Swanage and fighter command; 14. We leave Swanage; 15. Early days at Malvern; 16. Malvern and bomber command; 17. Malvern and coastal command; 18. Malvern and the invasion of Europe; 19. Some memories and features of T.R.E.; 20. Conclusion; Epilogue.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781107494794
ISBN-10: 1107494796
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Rowe, A. P.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: A. P. Rowe
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.04.2015
Gewicht: 0,254 kg
Artikel-ID: 104990350