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Radar and the raft

a true story about a scientific marvel, the lives it saved, and the world it changed
"Follow two storylines-one about the scientific discoveries that led to the creation of radar, the other about people stranded on a raft in WWII-that come together when radar finds the raft"--Provided by publisher.
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The invention that changed the world

how a small group of radar pioneers won the Second World War and launched a technological revolution
1997
Tells the story of the creation of microwave radar systems that helped win World War II, setting off a post-war technological boom that led to the creation of the field of radio astronomy, invention of the transistor, and discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance.

The invention that changed the World

how a small group of radar pioneers won the Second World War and launched a technological revolution
1996
Tells the story of the creation of microwave radar systems that helped win World War II, setting off a post-war technological boom that led to the creation of the field of radio astronomy, invention of the transistor, and discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance.
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