EPISODE · Dec 24, 2021 · 1H 3M
Episode 216 - Geoffrey Pyke, the Maddest Scientist Ever
from Weird World Podcast · host Dean Wehrli
Geoffrey Pyke’s colleagues called him “Professor Brainstorm” and during WWII he dreamed up some of the craziest weapons of war ever. Giant ice ships, sideways-jumping snow tanks, and shooting soldiers through pies into enemy territory. But when Pyke spoke, both Lord Mountbatten and Winston Churchill listened.
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Geoffrey Pyke’s colleagues called him “Professor Brainstorm” and during WWII he dreamed up some of the craziest weapons of war ever. Giant ice ships, sideways-jumping snow tanks, and shooting soldiers through pies into enemy territory. But when Pyke spoke, both Lord Mountbatten and Winston Churchill listened.
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