Radar research during World War II

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:enables naval operations
air defense
anti-aircraft artillery targeting
bombing accuracy
submarine detection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radar research during World War II
gptkbp:impact increased effectiveness of Allied forces
shortened the war
spurred postwar electronics development
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tizard_Mission
gptkb:D-Day_landings
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Telecommunications_Research_Establishment
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Naval_Research_Laboratory
gptkb:German_Luftwaffe
gptkb:Radiation_Laboratory_at_MIT
gptkb:U.S._Army_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Robert_Watson-Watt
gptkb:Albert_H._Taylor
gptkb:Edward_George_Bowen
gptkb:Ernst_Kramar
gptkb:Sir_Henry_Tizard
gptkb:Luis_Alvarez
gptkb:Wilhelm_Runge
gptkb:Alfred_Lee_Loomis
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Chain_Home
gptkb:H2S_radar
gptkb:Lichtenstein_radar
gptkb:SCR-584_radar
gptkb:Würzburg_radar
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resultedIn development of radar technology
gptkbp:technology gptkb:cavity_magnetron
gptkb:IFF_(Identification_Friend_or_Foe)
gptkb:pulse_radar
microwave radar
airborne interception radar
ground-controlled interception
gptkbp:usedFor weather observation
detecting enemy aircraft
detecting ships
guiding bombers
night fighting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maurice_Wilkes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5