Episode 111 - To Boldly Transmit
Advent of Computing
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The History of Radar Astronomy
John DeWitt was a radio technician by Trade and Hobby, working at Bell Labs for a number of years before becoming an engineer at WSM. In To See the Unseen, author Andrew J. Batrika lays out a history of radar astronomy. For this type of bouncing to work, you need a reliable reflector. We can make our own at any time given a large enough antenna and enough power.
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