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 May 3, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/30805.