Christie's auction and other computer history events

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Brad" == Brad Parker <brad at heeltoe.com> writes:

 Brad> William Donzelli wrote:
 >>> So are you saying the Germans did most of the radar work?  If so
 >>> then it probably was a case of two groups both doing the work,
 >>> since obviously the knowledge wasn't being shared.
 >> No, not the German, but pretty much everybody. US, British,
 >> Germans, Russians, Swiss, Japanese...
 >> 
 >> The British, however, get nearly all of the credit.

 Brad> I thought Alfred Loomis and his gang in building 20 at MIT did
 Brad> most of the heavy lifting on allied RADAR.  Is that untrue?

 Brad> As I recall they benefited greatly from a British magnetron
 Brad> design, however (centimeter wavelength).

Remember that early radar was VHF/UHF, not microwave.

	 paul