How Churchill Used Science To Win World War II — londonist.com

Churchill inspects a spitfire; radar was an integral part of Britain’s defences and used to direct planes toward enemy aircraft. Photo by Philip Insley. Churchill inspects a spitfire; radar was an integral part of Britain’s defences and used to direct planes toward enemy aircraft. Photo by Philip Insley.This forest of rods holds up one of the first molecular models of myoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein in muscle tissue. Photo: Science Museum.This model of Penicillin was made by Dorothy Hodgkin. Penicillin saved many lives during the war and after with Churchill instructing that large quantities of it be manufactured. Photo: Science Museum.The building of the Jodrell Bank telescope was an expensive project, but it was capable of detecting Soviet satellites.This high speed camera caught the first microseconds of Britain’s first atomic bomb test. After the war the programme was started from scratch without American assistance. Photo: Science Museum.Used ration books. Rationing was dependent on the amount of supplies coming into the country. Statistical analysis was used to determine how much each person was given. Photo: Science Museum.

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