[HN Gopher] The secret D-Day scientists and engineers
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       The secret D-Day scientists and engineers
        
       Author : lsllc
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2024-06-06 15:10 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | dboreham wrote:
       | This article is pretty content-free, but if you're interested in
       | this field, I recommend reading RV Jones' book "Most Secret War".
       | It was one of the first books to be written about work done in
       | secret during WW2 and benefits from being a first-hand account.
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       | https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/exhibi...
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       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Victor_Jones
        
         | emiliobumachar wrote:
         | I find it contentful enough, but yeah, it doesn't get into the
         | "how" of science and engineering at all.
        
         | stoneman24 wrote:
         | I would agree and enjoyed reading the book, years ago.
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         | If I remember correctly, good chapters on radar and radio
         | navigation systems.
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         | There was also details on the Me163 rocket plane which ran on
         | the seemingly suicidal mix of concentrated hydrogen peroxide
         | and hydrazine/methanol.
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         | [edit] this was all long before we had the Wikipedia articles.
        
         | timrichard wrote:
         | He was also the principal interviewee in the 1977 BBC
         | Documentary series "The Secret War".
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         | There's a YouTube compilation of the six episodes here :
         | https://youtu.be/GJCF-Ufapu8?si=8UcQQ66fcq4ixNKi
        
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