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Age of War
Episode 6 of 7
Lisa Jardine explores how military demands mobilised science not in World War II, but in World War I.
The idea that Britain's scientific expertise and effort was mobilised from scratch on the eve of World War II is a myth. Long before 1939, Britain was ready to wage, and win, a scientific war.
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Wed 11 Sep 201315:30
BBC Radio 4 FM
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How a sci-fi "death ray" may have inspired radar
Duration: 02:08
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- Tue 10 Sep 201321:00BBC Radio 4
- Wed 11 Sep 201315:30BBC Radio 4 FM
