The 5G technology roots in Nazi Germany

The Mammut radar system

One of the technology advances being deployed with 5G is the use of phased-array antenna design, allowing the 5G base stations to steer and direct the signal towards your handset. However this technology is not new. In fact the first Phased Array radar system was the FuMG 41/42 Mammut radar, developed and deployed by the German GEMA company late in World War 2. Interestingly, this radar system is featured in Saving Private Ryan. Here's some stills from the movie showing one of the 'hoarding' radar systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammut_radar

 

At the end of WW2, thousands of German engineers and scientists were offered citizenship in other countries, especially in the USA, via a program named Operation Paperclip. They brought with them their technical expertise and knowledge and contributed to the post-war boom and the rapid development of high-tech industries including aerospace, computing and, in this case, radar. One such individual was Prof Dr Hans Eric Hollmann who, in 1947, moved to California to work for NASA.

Prof Dr Hans Eric Hollmann

More recently, the PAVE PAWS early warning system deployed on the east and west coasts of the USA in the '70s and '80s has been cause for concern of health risks amongst local residents, with Cape Cod residents concerned the system may contribute to a 15% increased incidence of certain cancers in the area.