Watson-Watt Centenary, The

Synopsis

A video of a lecture given by Professor R Hanbury Brown at the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London on 22 February 1993 to commemmorate the centenary of the birth of Sir Robert Watson-Watt (1892-1973), ‘the father of radar’. In the mid-1930s Hanbury Brown joined Watson-Watt and his team to work with E G Bowen and others on airborne RDF. Hanbury Brown recounts those times and Watson-Watt’s leading role in the conception and practical applications of RDF, later renamed radar. Visuals from private and official sources are used to illustrate the story.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 37 min.

Year of production

1993

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £12.00 (+p&p)

Notes

Contains some Crown copyright stills and movie sequences. This material is reproduced by special arrangement with the Defence Research Agency and is to be used only for private, club or educational showings. They must not be reproduced or shown publicly via any broadcast TV or computer networks.

Subjects

Physics

Keywords

history of technology; radar; research; Watson-Watt, Robert; World War II

Credits

Director

Douglas Fisher

Producer

Douglas Fisher

Contributor

R Hanbury Brown

Distributor

Name

Douglas Fisher

Phone

01206 392220

Address

White House
Slough Road
Brantham
Manningtree
CO11 1NS

Notes

inf rec’d 10/95