The Watson-Watt Society of Brechin need your help
The Watson-Watt Society of Brechin has issued an appeal for members of the public to support it and help to ensure its future as a charitable organisation dedicated to the […]
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HRH Anne, the Princess Royal, will unveil the plaque on the statue of Sir Robert Watson-Watt
The 3rd September 1939 is an historically important date for it was then that the UK Government declared war on Nazi Germany resulting in W.W. II and six years of […]
Public Notice : Memorial to Sir Robert Watson-Watt
The various works associated with the memorial to Sir Robert Watson Watt have commenced on Monday the 24th of March. An image of the completed statue and the location of […]
Breaking ground on the Watson-watt Statue in Brechin
Work on the statue has started of the initial progress to establish the steel core and concrete base, early days. We are planning on keeping a small photo record of […]
Watson-Watt New Exhibition in Brechin Town House Museum Brechin
Robert Watson-Watt and the development of radar are to feature in a new exhibition in Brechin Town House Museum. Watson-Watt was, of course, the leader of the team that created […]
Another Welcomed Donation from the Brechin Arms moves us closer to our Goal
Mike Holland, treasurer of the Watson-Watt Society of Brechin, has paid tribute to the many ordinary individuals, groups and small firms that have made donations to the Society over the […]
Watson-Watt Inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame
The Brechin-born pioneer of radar who was a key figure in the Battle of Britain victory has been added to the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Sir Robert Watson-Watt was […]
Praise given to Watson-Watt memorial statue
The former Watson-Watt Professor of Electronic Engineering at the University of Dundee has praised the Watson-Watt Society of Brechin for their success in creating a statue of the leader of […]
ROUGH JUSTICE – POEM BY WATSON WATT
On one occasion, late in life, Watson-Watt reportedly was pulled over in Canada for speeding by a radar-gun toting policeman. His remark was, “Had I known what you were going […]
