EPISODE · Jun 24, 2015
The Scientists Behind World War I, Wilma Rudolph’s Obstacles
from Modern Notion · host Emma Morgenstern
On today’s episode of Modern Notion Daily, our guest is Taylor Downing, author of Secret Warriors: The Spies, Scientists and Code Breakers of World War I (Pegasus, April 2015). Downing’s book shifts the focus away from the trenches and bloody battlefields to the scientific innovations that made World War I different from any previous war.…
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On todays episode of Modern Notion Daily, our guest is Taylor Downing, author of Secret Warriors: The Spies, Scientists and Code Breakers of World War I (Pegasus, April 2015). Downings book shifts the focus away from the trenches and bloody battlefields to the scientific innovations that made World War I different from any previous war. The war, despite all of its death and destruction, presented an opportunity to improve the technology involved in aviation, medicine, cryptography, and many other fields. Later in the hour, contributing editor Erin Blakemore tells the story of one of the greatest sprinters of all time, Wilma Rudolph. Music this hour: “Elle va au Japon” by Nic Bommarito, from the album A Quiet Age “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within “Private Hurricane (Instrumental Version)” by Josh Woodward, from the album Breadcrumbs
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