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The Naked Scientists Podcast

The Science of World War Two

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6957 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week, we're bringing you a special episode, diving into the science and technology of World War Two, to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Transcript

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:04.3

Hello.

0:05.3

Hello.

0:06.3

Welcome.

0:07.3

H.

0:08.3

Science and that is the say physics medicine nature or big time a brain life the universe

0:17.2

Hello and welcome to the naked scientists with me Adam Murphy this week we are putting together a special program all about the science and

0:24.8

technology of World War II to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

0:30.8

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co. UK.

0:37.0

This show covers the science and technology of World War II and contains content

0:47.5

that some viewers may find upsetting. They shouldn't just be thrown away as surplus scientific material, but the

0:56.6

specimen should be given a dignified burial with identification and I think it's the

1:02.3

identification which is a bubble really important.

1:06.0

In 1944 the V2 became the first artificial object to pass what we know as the Carmen line,

1:12.3

which is generally considered to be the boundary into outer space,

1:16.3

it's 100 kilometers up. So this arguably makes the V2 a contender for the first human object in space.

1:23.0

You know, this is the power of knowledge.

1:25.0

How you can hide something also in the plain sight.

1:28.0

Who would have said that this orange solution is basically a goal.

1:33.7

But there were a lot of things they didn't know.

1:35.6

Oppenheimer estimated the casualties far too low.

1:38.6

He estimated maybe 20,000 people would die at Hiroshima,

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