The Effect of Rain and Fog on the Propagation of Very Short Radio Waves: The Institute of Radio Engineers, V18, No. 6, June, 1930 - Hardcover

Stratton, Julius Adams

9781258581671: The Effect of Rain and Fog on the Propagation of Very Short Radio Waves: The Institute of Radio Engineers, V18, No. 6, June, 1930

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JULIUS ADAMS STRATTON (1901-1994) had an SB, 1923, and SM, 1926, in electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; an ScD in mathematical physics, 1928, Eidgenossiche Technische Hochshule, Zurich, Switzerland; and was the eleventh president of MIT. Much of his research at MIT focused on the propagation of short electromagnetic waves. During World War II, he worked on the development of LORAN (Long Range Navigation) for planes and ships. He served as a consultant to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and chaired committees to improve all-weather flying systems and ground radar, fire control, and radar bombing equipment. He also helped plan the use of radar in the Normandy invasion. He was awarded the Medal of Merit for his services. He became MIT's first chancellor in 1956, acting president in 1957, and president in 1959. At his retirement in 1966, he was elected a life member of the MIT Corporation. A trustee of the Ford Foundation from 1955-1971, he served as its chairman from 1966 to 1971.

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