Computers simply do as they are told for better or for worse. The radar operator at Pearl Harbor misinterpreted the "awfully big flight" of incoming planes as

Computers simply do as they are told for better or for worse. The radar operator at Pearl Harbor misinterpreted the "awfully big flight" of incoming planes as friendly U.S. bombers, not enemy bombers. About 55 minutes later, the attack started. After this attack people were outraged at the radar technology, describing it as "nothing more than a freak gadget". Many simply wanted the technology gone. Ironically the radar was working fine. In response, the military created the receiver operating characteristic to identify operators who misinterpret enemy planes as allied planes. Named appropriately, I think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCR-270#Use_of_SCR-270_radar_at_Pearl_Harbor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCR-270#Use_of_SCR-270_radar_a... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receiver_operating_characteristic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Receiver_operating_characteris...