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In Conversation: The American Feminist Art Movement & its Impact on Contemporary Art
Join us for in-conversation event between Professor Judith K. Brodsky and Dr. Ferris Olin chaired by Marjorie W. Martay at Murray Edwards College.
Attack of the Zeppelins: how many cows does it take to win a war?
Mon 28 July 2014
Cambridge Science Centre
The Germans were well-prepared for World War 1. They had dozens of Zeppelins ready to go. For two years they rained bombs down on England, terrorizing the population. There was nothing that could be done. Even shooting them down proved to be impossible. Until some clever thinking led to the development of a combination of incendiary and explosive bullets that would cause the hydrogen to leak and explode. Based on the Channel 4 documentary Cambridge engineer Dr Hugh Hunt looks at the genius of the Zeppelin, with it's huge sausage-skin envelope (made from lots of cows!) and aluminium alloy frame - way ahead of its time. Along side it the pathetic biplanes that eventually brought the zeppelins down, the story is remarkable. How were the zeppelins detected? Why were they so hard to shoot down?
Dr. Hugh Hunt is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of Trinity College. His principal interests are in dynamics and vibration, gyroscopes and boomerangs.
Cost: £3.50, £2.50
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