‘I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.’ So spoke J Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear physicist who developed the atom bomb. Marking
Read More »The brief was simple: create an explosive device which is easy to carry and innocent in appearance. No sticks of dynamite, no
Read More »Eric Bryan recalls a long-serving stalwart of British military reconnaissance. In 1949, the British Army approached Daimler to upgrade its World War
Read More »Back to the Drawing Board — EXPLODING RATS!
Exploding Rats By 1941, Germany had already subjugated half of Europe, the Luftwaffe was raining bombs down on the cities of Britain,
Read More »Howard Hughes surely defined the word eccentric. One of the richest men in the world, he was famous for his maverick movie-making, addiction to
Read More »Few weapons in this series have been sent back to the drawing board because of their efficiency. This page is usually
Read More »We and all nations have a sense that we have come to the turning-point of an age,’ said Adolf Hitler in a
Read More »The Rotabuggy – Back to the drawing board
In 1965, when the latest Ian Fleming novel was published, the world once again marvelled at James Bond’s futuristic gadgets: the Solar
Read More »Bat Bombs – Back to the drawing board
Even as the Soviet Union’s terrified tank dogs were hiding from the Panzers, and just before B F Skinner’s poor pigeons were
Read More »Imperial War Museum curator Paul Cornish discusses the machine gun, the iconic weapon of the First World War trenches.
Read More »