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RefNoEC/1941/19
Previous numbersCert XV, 19; A56023
LevelItem
TitleWatson-Watt, Sir Robert Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society
DescriptionDate stamp on reverse
CitationDirector of Communications Development, Air Ministry. Distinguished for his communications to meteorological physic, as elucidated by radio methods; has been a pioneer in developing the application of the cathode ray oscillograph in radio research generally and, in particular, as an aid to aerial and marine navigation: has published original papers in the Society's 'Proceedings, in the 'Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society', in the 'Proceedings of the Physical Society', in the 'Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society', and in the 'Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers'; joint author of a monograph on 'Applications of the Cathode Ray Oscillograph in Radio Research'.
ProposersE V Appleton; H T Tizard; D R Pye; W L Bragg; C G Darwin; P M S Blackett; R H Fowler; G P Thomson; D Brunt; G Ingle Finch
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Watson-Watt, Sir Robert Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA3725Watson-Watt; Sir; Robert Alexander (1892 - 1973)1892 - 1973
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