History of Radar
The history of radar began with experiments conducted by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century. Hertz’s studies revealed radio waves that were reflected by metallic objects. This research was further studied by many other renown scientists and eventually, the research lead to the development known as radio detection and ranging, or as we know it, radar. The invention was created by the U.S navy and was extremely important during the 1940's because it was created during the intense battle of World War II. Being the first war involving "air warfare", radar was a highly valued instrument in battle and played a key role as a turning point for all battles in air, sea and land. Radar provided the Allies army with the ability to predict and understand weather, find the locations of enemy airplanes and ships, and track and aim in battles during the night.
Originally first viewed as the unknown dots on a screen, scientists later realized that the dots on the screen represented the many drops of rain and snow in the sky. As scientists viewed the changes of the patterns in which the rain and snow drifted, the scientists also realized that the snow and rain was being blown by the wind. Discovered due to the invention of radar, scientists are able to conclude that radar provided the ability to recognize and predict wind patterns, and the overall changes in the weather at certain and specific areas (Sons, 2003). This very discovery became very crucial information during World War II. Because much of the German’s fighting involved blitzkrieg or lightning warfare, they had control over many of the battles that took place in the sky and on land. Struggling to win many of these battles, having knowledge on any factor could drastically change the course of the battles. And with knowledge on the weather, this allowed the army to use the natural environment to their advantage. By having the weather knowledge on their side, they could easily have a better plan...