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Award-winning science editor and Times journalist Tom Whipple joins Yeovilton\u2019s Fleet Air Arm Museum for a special lecture on Friday 15 March at 7.30pm to mark British Science Week.<\/p>\n
Surrounded by 100 years of naval flying history and Europe\u2019s largest collection of aircraft, Tom will explore his recent book The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War in a fascinating account of the radio war of 1939-45, dubbed as one of the great scientific battles in history.<\/p>\n
Relying on first-hand accounts, as well as papers recently released by the Admiralty, The Battle of the Beams fills a huge missing piece in the canon of Second World War literature. \u201cIn this evening talk, Tom Whipple brings this story to life in a series of entertaining and engaging anecdotes, detailing the history and science of this crucial invention- all drawn from his book\u201d.<\/p>\n For a limited time, visitors can benefit from an early bird discount on tickets to this event. Until 18 February 2024 tickets cost just \u00a312 per person (normal ticket price \u00a315 per person) Tickets to the evening talk include light refreshments (tea and coffee). Doors will open at 7pm, with the event starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are available on the evening or by pre-booking https:\/\/www.nmrn.org.uk\/events\/battle-beams-secret-science-radar<\/a><\/p>\n As this event is taking place outside of normal museum opening hours, access to the wider museum will be limited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Award-winning science editor and Times journalist Tom Whipple joins Yeovilton\u2019s Fleet Air Arm Museum for a special lecture on Friday 15 March at 7.30pm to mark British Science Week. Surrounded by 100 years of naval flying history and Europe\u2019s largest collection of aircraft, Tom will explore his recent book The Battle of the Beams: The … Continue reading The secret science that turned the tide of the Second World War retold in fascinating talk at the Fleet Air Arm Museum<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[336,58,220,10],"class_list":["post-2774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-museum-news","tag-336","tag-february","tag-fleet-air-arm-museum","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2775,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt combines history, science, derring do and dogged determination and will appeal as much to fans of Second World War history as to those fascinated by the science behind the beams that changed our lives.
\nElliott Bailey, Public Programming Manager at The National Museum of the Royal\u2019s Fleet Air Arm Museum said<\/strong>:
\n\u201cThe use of radar in the Second World War is intertwined with naval history and aviation heritage, and was a pivotal moment in the allied victory.<\/p>\n