100 Years of Radar
This book offers fascinating insights into the key technical and scientific developments in the history of radar, from the first patent, taken out by Hülsmeyer in 1904, through to the present day. Landmark events are highlighted and fascinating insights p
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100 Years of Radar
100 Years of Radar
Gaspare Galati
100 Years of Radar
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Gaspare Galati Laboratory of Radar and Navigation, Department of Electronic Engineering University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-00583-6 ISBN 978-3-319-00584-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-00584-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015946772 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Updated and reviewed translation from the Italian language edition: Cent’anni di Radar - Ricerca, sviluppi, persone, eventi by Gaspare Galati, © MMXII Gaspare Galati, © MMXII ARACNE editrice S.r.l. All rights reserved © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Rossella and Claudia
Foreword to “Cent’anni di Radar” by Benito Palumbo
To those who have been so lucky as to participate continuously and intensely in the developments of radar technologies and their applications, inevitably the question arises about the suitability of a heavy commitment for writing a new book on the history of radar, while the international literature (both technical and historical) is rich in valuable, well-documented books on this subject, as well as of numerous papers in reviews and magazines. I indirectly found an explanation when reading in the text some considerations by the author about the previously published material. As a matter of fact, this material does not always provide a comprehensive representation of the phenomenon of evolution of radar technology, but, rather, is very frequently focused on contributions by single nations or by single bodies, either national or local. This, absolutely legitimate, approach unfortunately suffers from a point of view that one could define as mainly “local pride-based” (campanilistico) and with limited scope. Instead, the present volume aims to offer a balanced re
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