In 1943, visionary aircraft designer Barnes Wallis designed a very special bomb that would bounce across water, destroy German dams and strike at the heart of the Nazi industrial war machine. Now Cambridge engineer Dr Hugh Hunt is going to attempt to solve this scientific puzzle. Starting from scratch, he will rediscover the brilliance of Wallis' achievement. The programme is on Channel 4, Mon 2 May at 8pm...More information »
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Building the Bouncing Bomb - Channel 4, Mon 2 May
In 1943, visionary aircraft designer Barnes Wallis designed a very special bomb that would bounce across water, destroy German dams and strike at the heart of the Nazi industrial war machine. Now Cambridge engineer Dr Hugh Hunt is going to attempt to solve this scientific puzzle. Starting from scratch, he will rediscover the brilliance of Wallis' achievement. The programme is on Channel 4, Mon 2 May at 8pm...More information »
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