A Century of Science for the Navy: From the Earliest U.S. Radar to Today’s Electromagnetic Materials Program
MTL Seminar Series
Brian Bennett, Naval Research Laboratory
Speaker
Abstract
The creation of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in 1923 and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in 1946 were pivotal events in the development of science and technology for the U.S. Navy and the nation. I will discuss the historical conditions that led to the creation of NRL and ONR including development of industrial research laboratories in the early part of the 20th Century and university research for the military during the second World War. I will present examples of technologies developed by NRL and ONR including radar and GPS. Finally, I will discuss employment opportunities at NRL, ONR programs to fund research at universities, and my program in electromagnetic materials.