Émile Girardeau

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Émile Girardeau (12 October 1882 – 7 December 1970) was a French engineer, famous for being the first person to patent the original system of frequencies that is used and known today as radar. He was born in 1882 at Luçon, France (the Vendée).

In his early life he attended the

In 1919, Girardeau was promoted to

In 1934, Girardeau headed the team which developed the first radar system in France. In 1939, Girardeau built with Maurice Ponte radar installations for the defence of Paris against planes (which were destroyed in June 1940). After the fall of France to Germany, Girardeau created a factory for underground forces of free France.

In 1944, Girardeau re-established radio communications in France. In 1945, Girardeau became a member of the

External links and references

• "Emile Girardeau". L'histoire du "radar ", les faits (tr. The history of the "radar", the facts)