The Varian Brothers and the Story of the Klystron

Santa Clara Valley Historical Association - http://www.SiliconValleyHistorical.org - Klystron: a specialized linear-beam vacuum tube (evacuated electron tube) developed by Sigurd and Russell Varian while at Stanford University. The device was critical in locating and destroying enemy Nazi U-boats in the Atlantic during World War II. This film segment covers the story of the Varian Brothers, the development of the klystron and founding of Varian Associates.

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Science & Technology

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• Varian Medical Associates
• Sigurd Varian
• Russell Varian
• klystron
• Silicon Valley
• WWII
• Palo Alto
• California
• SCVHA