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Science in war
The V2 rocket: A romance with the future
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Themes
1750-1820 Enlightenment & Measurement
1800-1860 Manufacture by Machine
1820-1880 Industrial Town
1820-1880 Age of the Engineer
1870-1914 Second Industrial Revolution
1914-1939 Age of the Mass
1930-1968 Defiant Modernism
1950-1965 Design Diversity
1960-2000 Age of Ambivalence
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Apollo 10 command module, 1969
V2 rocket, 1945
Imagining space
The space race
British space policy
Modelling projectiles
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Science in war
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Call-up for scientists
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The Tots and Quots
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Vital step to victory: Breaking codes
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How did Enigma work?
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Weapons at work: Operational research
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The radar war
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Weapons: Quality or quantity?
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The V2 rocket: A romance with the future
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Aftermath: Operation Paperclip
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Conclusion
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