Word: blips
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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From a story by Blip...
...simplest terms, a radar set shoots radio energy at a target, catches the reflected echo, times the round trip, divides by two, and. since the speed of the radio wave is known, translates all the information into a "blip" of light on a fluorescent (television) screen showing the target's distance and position...