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Daventry Experiment: Arnold Wilkins and the Birth of Radar
75 years ago Arnold Wilkins suggested that aircraft could be detected by reflections from a beam of radio waves. He demonstrated his idea to an obs...
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The Secret War - The Battle of the Beams - Part Five
A crumbled piece of paper recovered from a crashed German bomber had written on it a list of navigational aids: light and radio beacons; it also in...
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The Secret War - The Battle of the Beams - Part Four
A crumbled piece of paper recovered from a crashed German bomber had written on it a list of navigational aids: light and radio beacons; it also in...
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The Secret War - The Battle of the Beams - Part Three
A crumbled piece of paper recovered from a crashed German bomber had written on it a list of navigational aids: light and radio beacons; it also in...
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The Secret War - The Battle of the Beams - Part Two
A crumbled piece of paper recovered from a crashed German bomber had written on it a list of navigational aids: light and radio beacons; it also in...
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The Secret War - The Battle of the Beams - Part One
A crumbled piece of paper recovered from a crashed German bomber had written on it a list of navigational aids: light and radio beacons; it also in...
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The Birth of Radar - Arnold Wilkins Watson Watt Boffins Weedon BBC Daventry Experiment
A short film I made in 2001 to commemorate the events of 26th February 1935. It was the birth of radar which went on to be a decisive factor in vi...
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An excellent, gentle and beautiful telling of the story of the birth of British Radar. Arnold Wilkins and Robert Watson-Watt were truly great scientists.
The Birth of Radar - Arnold Wilkins Watson Watt Boffins Weedon BBC Daventry Experiment
A short film I made in 2001 to commemorate the events of 26th February 1935. It was the birth of radar which went on to be a decisive factor in vi...
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Daventry Experiment: Arnold Wilkins and the Birth of Radar
75 years ago Arnold Wilkins suggested that aircraft could be detected by reflections from a beam of radio waves. He demonstrated his idea to an obs...
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Thanks Mike, even British tv companies make documentaries about the origins of radar in Britain without any mention of Arnold Wilkins' immense contribution. As a former RAF radar mechanic I'm doing what I can to correct this error. Victor