The '60s: Klystron tube

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April 25, 2014
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Klystron tube
Courtesy the National Museum of American History
Klystron Tube, 1959
This klystron tube made by Varian Corporation operated for over three years in the Thule, Greenland, radar station. The tube emitted ultrahigh frequency waves around 425 megahertz. (Image courtesy the National Museum of American History)