Site Represents a site. End Date 1973 Show Point true Prim Media 662 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sir Robert Watson-Watt Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 362 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.34188681746745,-2.7943588793277745; Description An account of the resource Sir Robert Watson-Watt was a Scottish engineer and the inventor of radar. His work led to the survival of the RAF during the Battle of Britain and to eventual German defeat. Born in Brechin, Angus, in 1892, Watson-Watt studied for a degree in engineering from University College, Dundee, then part of the University of St Andrews. After graduation, he went to work for the Meteorological Office, and in 1935 began the development of what today we refer to as radar. He successfully demonstrated its effectiveness in detecting aircraft, and soon a network of radar stations dotted the UK coastline. His invention may have been the deciding factor in Britain surviving the German onslaught by air during the Battle of Britain in 1940. <p>If you want to learn more about Sir Robert Watson-Watt, visit <a href="https://www.curious-sta.org/sir-robert-watson-watt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1892 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource amm60 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT