£36,000 For Notable War Invention Awarded
LONDOiv, Ma 3' 2?. The three scientists who im ont A the cavity magnetron raaar valve — described as "the heart of rac'rM ' — - have heen awarded £36,00o, Xie EcyN. Gommission on awards to invent, ",1 announced. They are Profcssor J". i". Eandall, Dr. H. A. Boot and Prc-f"&-sor J. Sayers. They will share tho award which is tax free. Invc.tef* hy Boot and Eandall early in tho war the cavity magnetron prodrevl '-">- mendous improveanents in Bi'.t ! antiaircraft and homhing devices. Professor Sayers Later devised an important improvement to it. Mr. Lionel Beald, ants, told the Commission that heforo the invention an average of 20,000 rounds of ammunition were needed to hit one aircraft. After the inyetion of the cavity tnagnetron the average drbpped to 4000 rounds.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 May 1949, Page 5
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