
改变世界的发明
The invention that changed the world
Robert Buderi · 初版 1996 年
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“《The Invention That Changed the World》讲述了一群性格各异的杰出科学家的宏大且鲜为人知的故事。他们研发的微波雷达系统不仅帮助赢得了第二次世界大战,更引发了科学成就与技术进步的爆发式涌现,彻底改变了我们的日常生活。”“故事始于1940年9月,一个英国科学家团队抵达华盛顿,带来了英国最严守的技术机密,其中包括多腔磁控管(cavity magnetron)——一种革命性的新型微波能量源,它为雷……
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《改变世界的发明:一小群雷达先驱如何赢得二战并引发技术革命》讲述了在雷达研发中起到关键作用的阿尔弗雷德·卢米斯的故事:《塔克西多公园:一位华尔街大亨……
The Invention That Changed the World: How a Small Group of Radar Pioneers Won the Second World War and Launched a Technological Revolution the story of Alfred Loomis, who was key in radar development: Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon…
我超喜欢放射实验室以及二战前和二战期间雷达的那段历史。我最近(大概)读过的两本相关书籍,推荐给想深入了解的人:1)罗伯特·布德里的《改变世界的发明》;2)珍妮特·科南特写的阿尔弗雷德·卢米斯传记《塔克西多公园》。
Love the story of the Rad Lab and radar before and during WW2. Two relevant books I've read recently(ish) that I'd recommend to anyone interested in learning more would be 1) The Invention That Changed the World by Robert Buderi and 2) a biography of Alfred Loomis, Tuxedo Park by Jennet Conant.
当然,有些雷达确实会通过物理转动天线锅来锁定目标。我正在读《改变世界的发明》(剧透预警:这项发明就是雷达),模拟电路能把这事做得这么出色,真把我给惊到了。一台 SCR-584 配上一台 M9 模拟计算机,就能探测到飞机正在偏离中心……
Of course some radars did physically move their dishes to stay locked on to a target. I'm in the middle of The Invention That Changed the World (spoiler alert: it was radar) and I was stunned to learn how well this worked with analog circuits. An SCR-584, paired with an M9 analog computer, could detect that a plane was moving out of the center…