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Science and Engineering in WWII

Special | 1h 6m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

Join Lt. Col. Todd Berge and Captain Scott Mobley for a look at World War II technology.

Aired 12/07/2011 | Rating TV-G

University Place

Science and Engineering in WWII

Special | 1h 6m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

Join Lt. Col. Todd Berge and Captain Scott Mobley for a look at World War II technology.

Lieutenant colonel Todd Berge, the Commander of AFROTC Det. 925, describes the technology, design, refinements, and uses of the Flying Fortress, the B-17 Bomber, and its impact on the European Theatre in WWII. Captain Scott Mobley, from the Department of History at UW-Madison, shares the saga of The Origins and Use of the Torpedo in World War II.

Aired 12/07/2011 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

Science and Engineering in WWII

Special | 1h 6m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

Lieutenant colonel Todd Berge, the Commander of AFROTC Det. 925, describes the technology, design, refinements, and uses of the Flying Fortress, the B-17 Bomber, and its impact on the European Theatre in WWII. Captain Scott Mobley, from the Department of History at UW-Madison, shares the saga of The Origins and Use of the Torpedo in World War II.

Aired 12/07/2011 | Rating TV-G

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