Human Accomplishment: Robert Watson-Watt

a British pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology.

Born

Robert Alexander Watson 13 April 1892 Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Died

5 December 1973 (aged 81) Inverness, Scotland

Awards

Hughes Medal (1948) Elliott Cresson Medal (1957) Fellow of the Royal Society KCB FRAeS Medal for Merit

adultbasic

Britain

era

1800+