Surprising findings from the Hungarian radar developments in the era of the Second World War

New scientific findings always have historical roots that are important for researchers to know, of course including radar researchers. Different ideas and viewpoints from the early development of radar help us to get the full picture of our research subjects when we try to develop new radar systems based on modern technology. Until now, it was thought that Hungary had had a relatively small impact on radar technology compared to other countries, but it is clear today that this was not true. Hungarian experts and scientists achieved significant results. About one-third of Hungarian radar experts died during the Second World War, and another one-third immigrated to western countries and got a job in companies there. At the end of the Second World War, the former Soviet Union took all Standard Co. radio and radar manufacturing equipment, including the Tungsram Co. laboratories with the operational radars. Today, it is time to draw attention to the achievements reached by the Hungarian radar community. This paper is a brief summary of the facts that became public late after WW II. The authors hope that this article helps to open the archives of the successors of Tungsram Co., Standard Co., and Philips Co. to further investigate the remaining uncertainties of Hungarian radar developments, as well as the details of the first moon-detection trials of Dr. Bay's team.