Robert Watson-Watt Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Watson-Watt, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1892–19375 events3 places

Chronological biography

1892

Birth of Robert Watson-Watt13 April 1892

Science / Technology · Brechin

Birth of Robert Watson-Watt

1935

Daventry Experiment26 February 1935

Science / Technology · Physicist · Daventry

Demonstrates aircraft detection using a BBC transmitter signal.

Radar Demonstration26 February 1935

Science / Technology · Physicist · Daventry

Proposes and demonstrates aircraft detection using reflected radio signals.

1936

Bawdsey Research Station1936

Science / Technology · Physicist · Bawdsey

Radar research moves to Bawdsey for full-scale development.

1937

Chain Home Trial1937

Science / Technology · Physicist · Bawdsey

Chain Home stations are tested as an early-warning network.

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.