Tag: Sonar

  • Nation & World

    Cruft Laboratory goes to war

    Harvard’s Cruft High Tension Laboratory was used in World War I as the Navy School for Radio Electricians. By World War II it was again called into service, this time assisting in the development of a torpedo that used acoustic technology to navigate toward an underwater submarine.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard goes to war

    Harvard University’s expansive role in World War II, from research to recruits, helped the Allies to triumph.

    4 minutes