Glide Path Author:Arthur C. Clarke From manned spaceflight and the malevolent reign of computer Hal in 2001, we turn back to Mark 1, the entirely real and highly capricious radar system that saved more than one flier's life before it was relegated to the machine graveyard of flying history. From GCD headquarters to Moonbase and the stars is the journey of mankind, and Arthur C. ... more »Clarke remains the expert in evoking the excitement of discovery, whether it be discoveries past or those yet undreamed of in the mind of man.« less
During World War II, as an RAF officer, Arthur C. Clarke was in charge of the first radar "talk-down" equipment, the Ground Controlled Approach, during its experimental trials. His novel Glide Path is based on this work.