Freeman Dyson & OR in WWII
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Freeman Dyson & OR in WWII
Freeman Dyson has written an excellent article for Technology Review on OR in Bomber Command during WWII. Well worth a read. 
A Failure of Intelligence
Prominent physicist Freeman Dyson recalls the time he spent developing analytical methods to help the British Royal Air Force bomb German targets during World War II.
A Failure of Intelligence
Prominent physicist Freeman Dyson recalls the time he spent developing analytical methods to help the British Royal Air Force bomb German targets during World War II.
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From: Zummerset
Interesting stuff. Freeman Dyson is probably best known as a Nuclear engineer par excellence, particulary in focussing atomic explosions - hence his brainchild the "Orion", a 3000 tonne 1950's spaceship powered by ejecting A-Bombs out of the back and using focussed blast waves to hit a plate attached to the ship by a huge spring. Google it, it was scary-mad-brilliant!
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From: Lixwm,Flintshire
I recently bought a book written in the 1970s called Disturbing the Universe by Morgan Freeman for about 35p in a charity shop. I knew of him from the connections with Rudolf Peierls and Richard Feynman.
There was a short chapter on his experiences in ORS at Bomber Command in WWII. I was really surprised with his findings concerning, the low survival rates from damaged aircraft, the high level of LMF, the conclusion that eventually previous experience was not a deciding factor in survival and the reluctance of aircrews to relate their operational experiences.
I would recommend reading his views on the Bomber War.
There was a short chapter on his experiences in ORS at Bomber Command in WWII. I was really surprised with his findings concerning, the low survival rates from damaged aircraft, the high level of LMF, the conclusion that eventually previous experience was not a deciding factor in survival and the reluctance of aircrews to relate their operational experiences.
I would recommend reading his views on the Bomber War.
