Genesis CSL is established as the Control Systems Laboratory. During the Korean War years, CSL researchers focus on classified military research. Security is posted at laboratory doors and visitors are required to sign in.
Some researchers have to be escorted by a guard to reach their office.
This sizable, block grant supports a wide range of electronics research. Early 1950's The Electric Vacuum Gyroscope CSL researchers invent the electric vacuum gyroscope - a highly classified project. The all-weather attack system, an airborne doppler radar that tracks moving surface vehicles. The Cornfield System Arnold Nordsieck proposes the Cornfield System, one of the first applications of digital computer technology to complex decision-making. The Cornfield System is a naval air-defense system designed to automatically evaluate threat and allocate and control weapons in the heat of battle.