World War II Materials Unit
Description
During World War II, Kraus worked at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory degaussing electromagnetic fields of steel ships to make them safe from magnetic mines, and then at Harvard's Radio Research Laboratory developing receivers and antennas for radar counter-measures. This unit includes a photo and menu from the USS Walke; official US Navy papers; notes, charts, graphs, diagrams and reports from antennas and transmission lines; and correspondence regarding the publication Very High Frequency Techniques, (McGraw-Hill), 1947. Materials cover the period from 1940 through 1947.
Creator
Papers of John Daniel Kraus
Type
Text
Start Date
1940
End Date
1947
Series
Notes & Papers Series
Size of Item
0.25 linear feet
Citation
Papers of John Daniel Kraus, “World War II Materials Unit,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/30805.