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Foreword to "Cent'anni di Radar" by Benito Palumbo; Preface; Introduction to "Cent'anni di Radar"; Contents; Abbreviations, Definitions and Symbols; 1 The Unfortunate Inventor and the Lucky One-The UR-RADAR, Early Apparatus; 1.1 The "Unlucky" Inventor; 1.2 The "Lucky" Inventor; 2 The Owls and the Gufo. Birth of Italian Radar; 2.1 The Owls of Charles Baudelaire and the Gufo by Ugo Tiberio; 2.2 Annex No. 1-The "Found Manuscript" by Ugo Tiberio, Livorno, 1936; 2.3 Birth of Radar in Italy; 3 A Simultaneous Invention-The Former Developments; 4 Air Defense and the Alleged Father of Radar
5 The Second World War and Radar Technologies-Developments of Air Defense and Air Traffic Control Radars5.1 Antiaircraft Defense and Radar Systems in Germany; 5.2 Anti-radar Systems-The Invention of "Chaff"; 5.3 The "Passive Radar"; 5.4 The Magnetron, the "Tizard Mission" and the Microwave Radar; 5.5 The Italian Situation; 5.6 The US Contribution; 5.7 Developments and Applications of War-Time Studies; 5.8 Overview of the Developments in the Soviet Union-The Soviet Threat; 6 The Radar Flies: Birth and Development of Airborne and of Anti-submarine Warfare Systems
7 The Italian Radar Industry in the Post-war Period7.1 Annex No. 2-Memoir Written by Ing. Franco Bardelli in Early 2010; 7.2 Annex No. 3-Memoir by Ing. Benito Palumbo, End of 2009; 7.3 Annex No. 4-Memoir by Ing. Sergio Sabatini, Mid 2011 (Shortened and Updated); 8 From Ground to Space-Based Radar-The Adventure of the Italian Synthetic Aperture Radar; 8.1 Annex No. 5-Contribution by Dr. Ing. Francesco Caltagirone; 8.1.1 General; 8.1.2 Objectives of COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation; 8.1.3 Schedule of the CSG Program; 8.1.4 Deployment of CSG; 9 Scops Owls and Bats-Recent Radar Developments
9.1 Spallanzani, Bats and Radar Techniques9.2 "Stealth" Targets and New Frequency Bands; 9.3 On the Development of Radar Technologies After the Second World War; 9.4 Coherent Chains and Digital Processing of Radar Signals; 9.5 Phased Arrays with Electronic Scan of the Beam; Adaptivity; 9.6 Phased Array Radars for Naval and Aerial Platforms; 9.7 Post-war Civil Developments-Weather Radars; 9.8 Developments for the Consumer Market-Maritime and Automotive Radars; 9.9 Developments for Security: Through-the-Wall Radar (TTWR); 9.10 Radar Research Infrastructures
10 System Integration: A Final (Dis)Solution for the Radar?End Notes; Credits for Images; References; Index of Names
5 The Second World War and Radar Technologies-Developments of Air Defense and Air Traffic Control Radars5.1 Antiaircraft Defense and Radar Systems in Germany; 5.2 Anti-radar Systems-The Invention of "Chaff"; 5.3 The "Passive Radar"; 5.4 The Magnetron, the "Tizard Mission" and the Microwave Radar; 5.5 The Italian Situation; 5.6 The US Contribution; 5.7 Developments and Applications of War-Time Studies; 5.8 Overview of the Developments in the Soviet Union-The Soviet Threat; 6 The Radar Flies: Birth and Development of Airborne and of Anti-submarine Warfare Systems
7 The Italian Radar Industry in the Post-war Period7.1 Annex No. 2-Memoir Written by Ing. Franco Bardelli in Early 2010; 7.2 Annex No. 3-Memoir by Ing. Benito Palumbo, End of 2009; 7.3 Annex No. 4-Memoir by Ing. Sergio Sabatini, Mid 2011 (Shortened and Updated); 8 From Ground to Space-Based Radar-The Adventure of the Italian Synthetic Aperture Radar; 8.1 Annex No. 5-Contribution by Dr. Ing. Francesco Caltagirone; 8.1.1 General; 8.1.2 Objectives of COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation; 8.1.3 Schedule of the CSG Program; 8.1.4 Deployment of CSG; 9 Scops Owls and Bats-Recent Radar Developments
9.1 Spallanzani, Bats and Radar Techniques9.2 "Stealth" Targets and New Frequency Bands; 9.3 On the Development of Radar Technologies After the Second World War; 9.4 Coherent Chains and Digital Processing of Radar Signals; 9.5 Phased Arrays with Electronic Scan of the Beam; Adaptivity; 9.6 Phased Array Radars for Naval and Aerial Platforms; 9.7 Post-war Civil Developments-Weather Radars; 9.8 Developments for the Consumer Market-Maritime and Automotive Radars; 9.9 Developments for Security: Through-the-Wall Radar (TTWR); 9.10 Radar Research Infrastructures
10 System Integration: A Final (Dis)Solution for the Radar?End Notes; Credits for Images; References; Index of Names