A Long and Illustrious History
Who developed radar?
AJames Watt
BSir Robert Watson-Watt ✓
CSir Frank Whittle
DJohn Logie Baird
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Sir Robert Watson-Watt.
Sir Robert Watson-Watt, a Scottish inventor, developed radar in the 1930s. He proposed that enemy aircraft could be detected by radio waves. The first successful radar test was in 1935.
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