Win up to $1,000. The Veterans of Foreign Wars administer a scholarship with three awards, for $1,000, $3,000, and $5,000. This contest is open to Eagle Scouts still in high school, as well as members of several other scouting organizations.
Sir Robert Watson-Watt in the year 1935 invented the first practical radar in the United Kingdom. A Handley Page Heyford bomber was detected by his radar from a distance of 12 km.ir Robert Watson-Watt in the year 1935 invented the first practical radar in the United Kingdom. A Handley Page Heyford bomber was detected by his radar from a distance of 12 km.
The word radar is an acronym derived from the words RAdio Detection And Ranging. It refers to the technique of using radio waves to detect the presence of objects in the atmosphere. Radar was designed shortly before World War II. Its primary purpose was to detect the presence of aircraft. Today, radar is used for a wide array of applications, but primarily to detect precipitation and other meteorological events.