What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Randall and Harry Boot first operated a Cavity Magnetron to produce radar waves here on 21 Feb 1940 Recorded plaque organisation: University of Birmingham.
Sir John Randall and Harry Boot were British scientists who invented the cavity magnetron in 1940, revolutionizing radar technology and significantly contributing to Allied success during World War II.
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