During World War II, battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy airplanes, ships, or submarines. To give the Allies an edge, British and American scientists developed radar ...

Less well known are its applications in the study of migratory birds, bats, and insects, which initially showed up as "phantom signals" on the radar screens during World War II. Aa Aa Aa Many ...

Radar was secretly developed by several nations before and during World War II. The term RADAR was coined in 1940 by the United States Navy as an acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging.

During World War II, anti-aircraft defenses struggled to hit fast-moving enemy planes—until a top-secret invention changed the game. The proximity fuze, a revolutionary radar-based detonation system, ...