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Robert Watson-Watt

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Physicist (1892-1973)

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Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt was a Scottish radio engineer and pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology.

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Memorial at the Daventry site of the first successful RADAR experiments. .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}52°11′46″N 1°03′00″W / 52.195982°N 1.050121°W / 52.195982; -1.050121Memorial at the Daventry site of the first successful RADAR experiments. .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}52°11′46″N 1°03′00″W / 52.195982°N 1.050121°W / 52.195982; -1.050121Closeup of memorial plaqueCloseup of memorial plaqueThe first workable radar unit constructed by Robert Watson Watt and his teamThe first workable radar unit constructed by Robert Watson Watt and his teamRadar coverage along the UK coast, 1939-1940Radar coverage along the UK coast, 1939-1940Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, c. 1944Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, c. 1944Sir Robert descends from a plinth in Trafalgar Square, London in 1961 after speaking at a rally protesting at the spread of nuclear weapons.Sir Robert descends from a plinth in Trafalgar Square, London in 1961 after speaking at a rally protesting at the spread of nuclear weapons.Memorial to Watson-Watt at Brechin in Angus, ScotlandMemorial to Watson-Watt at Brechin in Angus, Scotland

Awards 7

1962Fellow of the American Physical Society
1957Elliott Cresson Medal
1948Hughes Medal
1941Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
honorary doctorate at the Laval University
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Connected to Robert 6

R. J. MitchellAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical SocietyHans KramersAlso won Hughes MedalStephen TimoshenkoAlso won Elliott Cresson MedalElisha GrayAlso won Elliott Cresson MedalWalter H. SchottkyAlso won Hughes MedalBarnes WallisAlso won Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1973 · aged 81
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29 languages

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