Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory was a leading World War II research center that pioneered radar and related microwave technologies, significantly advancing military and postwar electronics.
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| instanceOf |
MIT laboratory
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World War II research center → radar research laboratory → |
| affiliation |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| alsoKnownAs |
MIT Radiation Laboratory
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Rad Lab → |
| contributedTo |
Allied air defense systems
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Allied bombing radar systems → Allied naval radar systems → |
| country |
United States
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| developed |
LORAN long-range navigation system
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bombing radar → fire-control radar → ground-based radar systems → klystron-based systems → magnetron-based radar systems → microwave components → microwave radar sets for aircraft → navigation radar → shipborne radar systems → waveguides → |
| directedBy |
Lee Alvin DuBridge
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| dissolvedIn |
1945
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| employed |
Alfred Lee Loomis
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Bruno Rossi → Edward M. Purcell → George Valley → I. I. Rabi → Jerrold R. Zacharias → Julian Schwinger → Luis W. Alvarez → Norman Ramsey → Robert Bacher → |
| establishedIn |
1940
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| fieldOfWork |
applied physics
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electronics → microwave engineering → radar → radio-frequency engineering → |
| fundedBy |
Office of Scientific Research and Development
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United States government → |
| influenced |
postwar academic research in physics and engineering
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postwar electronics industry → postwar microwave engineering → |
| legacy |
foundation for modern radar technology
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training of large numbers of physicists and engineers in microwave techniques → |
| locatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| numberOfStaffAtPeak |
approximately 4000
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| operatedDuring |
World War II
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| primaryMission |
development of microwave radar for military use
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| published |
MIT Radiation Laboratory Series
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Referenced by (7)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory
("MIT Radiation Laboratory")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Tuxedo Park private laboratory
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associatedWith |
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Luis Alvarez
("Radiation Laboratory (MIT)")
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employer |
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Manhattan Project sites
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hasPart |
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MIT Building 20
("MIT Radiation Laboratory")
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hostedOrganization |
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Edward M. Purcell
("Radiation Laboratory at MIT during World War II")
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militaryService |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory
("MIT Radiation Laboratory Series")
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published |