How Military Research Finds Its Way to Everyday Life
<p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="is">is</span> 75-<span word="years">years</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="microwave">microwave</span> <span word="oven">oven</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1940, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>. <span word="German">German</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="U">U</span>-<span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="decimating">decimating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convoys">convoys</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="inventions">inventions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="microwave">microwave</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>, <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="radars">radars</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="Schuette">Schuette</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Naval">Naval</span> <span word="Research">Research</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="microwave">microwave</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parabolic">parabolic</span> <span word="antennas">antennas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="fundamentally">fundamentally</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="frequencies">frequencies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="provided">provided</span>," <span word="Schuette">Schuette</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="cavity">cavity</span> <span word="magnetron">magnetron</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span> <span word="submarines">submarines</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p>
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