Who developed radar?
A Life in the UK Test practice question on life in the United Kingdom. Here is the correct answer, why each option is right or wrong, and the background you need to remember it.
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A
James Watt
James Watt developed steam power in the Industrial Revolution — not radar.
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B
Sir Robert Watson-Watt ✓ Correct
Radar was developed by Scotsman Sir Robert Watson-Watt, who proposed that enemy aircraft could be detected by radio waves. The first successful radar test was in 1935.
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C
Alan Turing
Alan Turing worked on computing and codebreaking — not radar.
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D
Sir Frank Whittle
Sir Frank Whittle invented the jet engine — not radar.
The correct answer is B: Sir Robert Watson-Watt
Radar was developed by Scotsman Sir Robert Watson-Watt, who proposed that enemy aircraft could be detected by radio waves. The first successful radar test was in 1935.
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