This book contains the diary he kept from 1939 until 1945, recording work in the laboratories and his own wider role in the planning and organisation of the scientific war effort, against the background of the progress of the war problems of members of his staff. A recurring theme is the development and production in the laboratories of more than 300,000 thermionic valves of 45 new types.
Inspec keywords: laboratories; history
Other keywords: centimetre wave propagation; radio countermeasures; diary; scientific war effort; Second World War; Sir Clifford Paterson; cavity magnetron; airborne radar; visibility; AD 1939-45
Subjects: Biographical, historical, and personal notes; History of science
This section presents the 1939 diary of Sir Clifford Paterson highlighting military technology.
This section presents the 1940 diary of Sir Clifford Paterson highlighting military technology.
This section presents the 1941 diary of Sir Clifford Paterson highlighting military technology.
This section presents the 1942 diary of Sir Clifford Paterson highlighting military technology.
This section presents the 1943 diary of Sir Clifford Paterson highlighting military technology.
This section presents the 1944 diary of Sir Clifford Paterson highlighting military technology.
This section presents the 1945 diary of Sir Clifford Paterson highlighting military technology.
This chapter is a compilation of the diary entries of Sir Clifford Paterson's evolving designs in radar.
An account of the origins of CVD is given in a GEC Research Laboratories report to DSR, Admiralty, entitled 'C.V.D. General survey of work February to December 1939', dated 2nd January, 1940.
This appendix discusses valve types.
This appendix discusses abbreviations used in the diary of Sir Clifford Paterson.
This appendix presents the table of frequency and wavelength designations.
Describes the Engineering Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of Lord Hankey to advise the Government upon engineering questions connected with the war effort.