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Merrill I. Skolnik
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Superintendent, Radar Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. Author of Introduction to Radar Systems; editor of Radar Handbook.

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Learn how a radar works
Radar, electromagnetic sensor used for detecting, locating, tracking, and recognizing objects of various kinds at considerable distances. It operates by transmitting electromagnetic energy toward objects, commonly referred to as targets, and observing the echoes returned from them. The targets may…
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