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Offline AKcurly

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« on: August 05, 2003, 04:48:31 PM »
Who invented LORAN and what else was he famous for?

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« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2003, 04:58:17 PM »
Alfred L. Loomis, also RADAR.  But it was actually a group effort on both.
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« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2003, 10:45:29 PM »
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Alfred L. Loomis, also RADAR.  But it was actually a group effort on both.


Good, gadfly!  However, he didn't invent RADAR. :)  We really didn't have RADAR until the brits invented the magnetron.  We had something that had a 2-3 mile range (very low power.)

Did you read "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant?  Great read!  Imagine, an American investment banker (and rich beyond our imagination) being a scientist.  Interesting. :)

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