NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Fritz Strassmann, Quantum Optics, Leo Szilard
3 Apr 2014
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Lecture 11: science, technology and wwii: the rise of big science projects . Interwar period sets foundations for new era of big science projects that will become a staple of wwii and post war period. Us research and development prior to their entry into wwii. Vannevar bush chair of national advisory committee on aeronautics realizes nazi threat; does not think us is adequately equipped to handle. Germany"s advanced air force formation of national defense research council in 1940; made a branch of the office of scientific research and development (osrd) in 1941. Copyright 2009 vera pavri corps: western electric (manufacturing arm of at&t), research. Air force in game of new technological development because they do not have their own research facilities. Airplanes: civil aviation technology improves during interwar period i. e. water cooled engines replaced by air-cooled engines leads to decrease in costs because engine is lighter and can go faster.
