DocumentCode
2896660
Title
Tizard´s mission and the cavity magnetron
Author
Phelps, Stephen
Author_Institution
Via della Costa, 304 Sarnano (MC), 62028, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
24-26 April 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
In August 1940, Sir Henry Tizard led a team of scientists from the U.K. on a mission to the U.S. which was the springboard for critical new weapons and defense systems for World War II based on the cavity magnetron, recently developed in Britain.
Keywords
defence industry; magnetrons; weapons; Britain; Tizard mission; World War II; cavity magnetron; defense system; weapon system; Cavity resonators; Microwave antennas; Microwave ovens; Microwave technology; Radar; Weapons; Cavity Magnetron; Sir Henry Tizard; Tizard´s Mission; World War II;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2012 IEEE Thirteenth International
Conference_Location
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0188-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4673-0187-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262050
Filename
6262050
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