In a letter to Leon Weeks, past president of the Museum of Our Industrial Heritage, the importance of the proximity fuse is described. This radio transmitter component was produced in Greenfield, Massachusetts, in a plant owned by the Raytheon Company. The fuse was used in shells to down enemy planes during WWII. The manufacture of the fuse and its components were well-kept secrets that helped win the war.
Raytheon Manufacturing Company. Letter to Leon Weeks from Raytheon Company. December 30, 1999. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l06-030/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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