Title :
Tizard´s mission and the cavity magnetron
Author_Institution :
Via della Costa, 304 Sarnano (MC), 62028, Italy
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2012.6262050
