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Modern Marvels•Season 5•Episode 9

Radar

8.4/10 · 11 votesOct 12, 199744 min

Ranked #2 of 17 in Season 5•+0.4 vs season avg

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Examines the history of radar, focusing on its role in the Allies’ victory in WWII–from the Chain Home Network, rudimentary radar towers that ringed England’s eastern coast, to the role of Boston’s MIT in developing a smuggled English secret, the cavity of magnetron.

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Seasons23

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Season 5 Episodes19

Polio Vaccine

E2 7.6

The Motion Picture

E3 8.2

Satellites.

E4 7.7

Radio: Out Of Thin Air

E5 8.0

The Electric Light

E6 7.7

The Phonograph

E7 7.8

Great Towers in the Sky

E8 8.1

Household Wonders.

E9 8.4Now viewing

Radar

E10 7.9

Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.

E11 8.5

The Stock Exchange

E12 8.0

NORAD: The War Game Fortress

E13 7.8

Earthmovers: The Power to Move Mountains

E14 8.1

International Airports

E15 7.7

Deep Sea Exploration: Challenging The Abyss

E16 7.5

The Alaskan Oil Pipeline

E17 8.1

American Steel: Built to Last.

E18

Battlefield Engineering.

E19 8.1

Statue of Liberty.

Cast1

Lloyd Sherr

Self - Narrator

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Episode Summary

"Radar" is episode 9 of Modern Marvels season 5. It scored 8.4/10 from 11 votes, ranking #2 of 17 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on October 12, 1997.

Next: E10 · Forensic Science: The Crime Fighter's Weapon.Best of Season 5