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Phased array transmission was originally developed in 1905 by Nobel Laureate Karl Ferdinand Braun who demonstrated enhanced transmission of radio waves in one direction.

During World War II, Nobel Laureate Luis Alvarez used phased array transmission in a rapidly-steerable radar system for " ground-controlled approach ", a system to aid in the landing of aeroplanes in Britain.

At the same time GEMA in Germany built the PESA Mammut 1.

It was later adapted for radio astronomy leading to Nobel Prizes for Physics for Antony Hewish and Martin Ryle after several large phased arrays were developed at the University of Cambridge.

The design is also used in radar, and is generalized in interferometric radio antennas.

In 2007 DARPA researchers announced a 16 element phased array integrated with all necessary circuits to send at 30 – 50 GHz on a single silicon chip for military purposes.