| Authorised form of name | Watson-Watt; Sir; Robert Alexander (1892 - 1973) |
| Other forms of name | Robert Alexander Watson- |
| Other forms of surname | Watt |
| Dates | 1892 - 1973 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Brechin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 13 April 1892 |
| Place of death | Inverness, Inverness-shire |
| Date of death | 05/12/1973 |
| Occupation | Radio Engineer |
| Research field | Radio engineering |
| Meteorological physics |
| Activity | Honours:
CB 1941; Kt 1942
Memberships:
FRMS (President 1949-1951)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1941 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Hughes Medal 1948 |
| Source | Sources:
DSB vol 18 pp 977-978
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1975 vol 21 pp 549-568, plate, by J A Ratcliffe |
| Code | NA3725 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1941/19 | Watson-Watt, Sir Robert Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/GA/WS/1425 | Watson-Watt, Sir Robert Alexander | nd |
| MDA/A/12/55 | Copy letter from C Jousey to Robert Robinson, Hydrographic Department, Admiralty, Oxgate Lane, Cricklewood, NW2 | 21 September 1946 |
| RR/63/127 | Referee's report by Edward Victor Appleton, on a paper 'On the nature of atmospherics—V' by Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, J F Herd and F E Lutkin | July 1937 |
| RR/62/89 | Referee's report by Edward Victor Appleton, on a paper 'The return of radio waves from the middle atmosphere—I' by Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, A F Wilkins and Edward George Bowen | [December 1936] |
| RR/28/32 | Referee's report by George Ingram Taylor, on a paper 'Directional observations of atmospheric disturbances, 1920-21' by Robert Alexander Watson-Watt | [September 1922] |