The cavity magnetron: Not just a British invention [Historical Corner]

Y Blanchard, G Galati… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is a common belief by many people that the resonant-cavity magnetron was invented in
February 1940 by Randall and Boot from Birmingham University. In reality, this is not the full …

Genesis of a generator—The early history of the magnetron

RL Wathen - Journal of the Franklin Institute, 1953 - Elsevier
The history of the magnetron is surveyed, starting with its inception in the United States in
1921 as a diode of academic interest. Further development is traced through the intensive …

[图书][B] Inventions and official secrecy: A history of secret patents in the United Kingdom

TH O'Dell - 1994 - academic.oup.com
Secrets will always be a factor in the political life of any society, and it could be argued that
none enjoy secrets, particularly Official Secrets, quite so much as the English. Inventions …

Magnetron anode structure

PL Spencer - US Patent 2,417,789, 1947 - Google Patents
This invention relates to a magnetron, and more particularly to a magnetron in which there is
provided an anode structure having a plurality of arms adjacent the cathode and in which …

Frequency control of magnetron oscillators

JB Fisk - US Patent 2,444,435, 1948 - Google Patents
This invention relates to electron discharge devices and particularly to those devices termed
magnetrons in which high frequency oscillations are produced by the curvilinear orbital …

Electron discharge device

LP Garner - US Patent 2,477,122, 1949 - Google Patents
1. My invention relates to electron discharge de vices and more particularly to Such devices
adapted for the generation and amplification of ultra high frequency electric waves. One …

Magnetron and control

JB Fisk - US Patent 2,416,298, 1947 - Google Patents
This invention relates to magnetron devices and particularly to magnetrons for the delivery of
large amounts of high frequency power.. An object of the invention is to provide im proved …

Magnetron

EC Okress - US Patent 2,429,291, 1947 - Google Patents
This invention relates to magnetrons and par ticularly to Such devices in the ultra high fre
Cuency or So-called micro-Wave range Which, though not definitely defined, may be …

History of the microwave-tube art

JR Pierce - Proceedings of the IRE, 1962 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many ideas important to microwave tubes, including the interaction of electrons with waves,
occurred very early. An orderly understanding came much later. The RF diode equation …

Electron discharge device of the cavity resonator type

HR Hegbar - US Patent 2,489,131, 1949 - Google Patents
My invention relates to electron discharge devices and associated circuits useful at ultra
high frequencies and more particularly to mag netrons and output leads to be used …