Patrick Blackett Operational Research

Patrick Blackett is known as the father of operational research and most of his work was done in and around Britain during the WWII era. During the years of 1940 to 1945, Blackett participated in many projects to aid the allied members in combating the axis powers. Some of his projects included creating the air-defense grid for Britain, improving ship convoy strategies, improvements to vehicle armor plating, as well as many other works. He was responsible for beginning the work that ultimately led to the study, application, and field of operational research. His assistance aided many areas of the war in minimizing death rates and optimizing resources/materials. During the war, the advancement of technologies was crucial to the war effort on both sides, as this was coined the "wizard war". The "wizard war" was what Winston Churchill termed as the Allied and Axis powers
The advancement of technology was essential for keeping the Allied and Axis powers in the war and there were certain technologies that aided them during 1940 to 1946. Britain had an important role in developing the radar, which became one of the most significant pieces of technology during the war. The radar provided the Allied militaries,as well as the Axis militaries, an advantage when it was fully utilized during combat situations by allowing them to identify where enemy positions were; ground, air, and sea. This in turn created a necessity for the use of the radar because of the importance it played on the battlefield. Britain even dedicated space in many of their vehicles to hold radar equipment because of the importance it carried. The radar was among many of the advancements in technology during WWII. The atomic bomb