Overview
Examines the history of radar, focusing on its role in the Allies’ victory in WWII–from the Chain Home Network, rudimentary radar towers that ringed England’s eastern coast, to the role of Boston’s MIT in developing a smuggled English secret, the cavity of magnetron.
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5 - 1Polio Vaccine August 17, 1997 -
5 - 2The Motion Picture August 24, 1997 -
5 - 3Satellites. September 01, 1997 -
5 - 4Radio: Out Of Thin Air September 07, 1997 -
5 - 5The Electric Light September 21, 1997 -
5 - 6The Phonograph September 22, 1997 -
5 - 7Great Towers in the Sky September 28, 1997 -
5 - 8Household Wonders. October 05, 1997 -
5 - 9Radar October 12, 1997 -
5 - 10Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon. October 19, 1997 -
5 - 11The Stock Exchange October 26, 1997 -
5 - 12NORAD: The War Game Fortress October 27, 1997 -
5 - 13Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains October 28, 1997 -
5 - 14International Airports November 03, 1997 -
5 - 15Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss November 04, 1997 -
5 - 16The Alaskan Oil Pipeline January 01, 1998 -
5 - 17American Steel: Built to Last. January 18, 1998 -
5 - 18Battlefield Engineering. February 08, 1998 -
5 - 19Statue of Liberty. February 15, 1998