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12 Feb '13, 10am

A visit to Defence Science Revealed

A visit to Defence Science Revealed

"Defence Science Revealed" which is held at the Science Centre Singapore from 20 Oct 2012 - 17 Feb 2013 is said to be the largest defence science exhibition in Singapore. This exhibition unravels the science behind many military marvels. The exhibition is organised into the following sections: 1) Surveillance and Stealth 2) The Science of Flight 3) Armour and Protection 4) Playground - Defence Science in Action I visited this exhibition sometime in Dec 2012. RADAR. I was pretty intrigued by the technology behind RADAR. I learnt that the acronym RADAR was coined from a technical term "RAdio Detection and Ranging" by the US Navy. Back in the 1940s, this acronym served as a cover for the highly secret technology. I suppose that left me an impression that the world of defence science is rather secretive to begin with. The exhibition explained the complex principles behind RADA...

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