
Joan Strothers Curran and Radar Countermeasures
Stuff You Missed in History Class
January 6, 202026m 27s
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Show Notes
Curran was a Welsh scientist who developed a system of thwarting radar for the Allied forces in WWII. What we know of her work is entirely pieced together from accounts by her male colleagues, who, fortunately, recognized the importance of her contributions.
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