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Watson-Watt education at St. Andrews University.
Watson-Watt was a physicist who worked at the British Meteorological Office. -
invents thunderstorm devices
he designed devices that could locate thunderstorms. -
Watson-Watt coined the phrase "ionosphere"
He was the first scientist to apply the concept of radar to a military system, developing a series of air and sea radar installations and technologies before World War II that proved central to the British war effort. ... -
He was appointed as the director of radio research at the British National Physical Laboratory
he completed his research to develop a radar system that could locate aircraft. -
Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt created the first radar system
but several other inventors have taken his original concept and have expounded and improved on it over the years. -
Radar was officially awarded a British patent
Watson-Watt's other contributions include a cathode-ray direction finder that's used to study atmospheric phenomena, research in electromagnetic radiation, and inventions used for flight safety. -
He died.
Watson-Watt's lived an amazing life with great intentions.