MGMT 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cygnus X-1, Bernard Lovell, 3C 48
20 Jul 2016
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It all began with the development of radar: echoes of radio waves that now allow air traffic controllers to track airplanes. In wwii, the technique was in its infancy; but it was being used - with some success - to home in on enemy bombers and ships. One of the radar experts was 33-year-old stanley hey - a brilliant young physicist who had signed up for war service on the government"s scientific register. But there was always a worry that the enemy might "jam" the allies"s radar by transmitting powerful radiation on the same wavelength. Hey later recalled: "scientifically, the study of jamming appeared to be a most unattractive proposal - but it was wartime. Little did i realise that it would become an exciting and intriguing phase in our work. " His first task was to collate reports of jamming or interference from all the british radar sites.
