C. Investigation
It is the aim of this investigation to determine whether World War II contributed to a major advancement in technology. The research task was conducted using both primary sources, like letters and advertisements from the time of WWII, as well as secondary sources, namely research papers and information from a top World War II Museum. These resources were analysed and information extracted in order to answer the investigative question. The importance of the investigation is to show that technological advancements are even more notable during wartime, and World War II in particular, as a result of increased resources, necessity and the input of great minds from around the globe.
Albert Einstein once said: “It has become appallingly …show more content…
As can be seen from source 1 and 2, the Nazi’s encrypted all their messages with secret codes, during World War II. They relied on the Enigma coding machine for encrypting communication, and the Lorenz machine to decode it. The Allies needed a way to decipher these codes, and this led their engineers and scientists to build the first electronic computers for code breaking. These computers were the forerunners for our modern day computers.
Computers, cell phones, microwaves and passenger planes, can all trace their origins to the technological advancements that took place during the World War II years from 1939 to 1945.
World War II also brought about a need for what became known as “Operation Research”, which was scientific thinking on how to use weapons in military operations.1 Operation Research used statistics and probability and helped the Allies to hunt the German U-boats. It was used to assess and organise logistics and deployment and was used in the organising of D-Day on 6 June, 1944. Many of these mathematical principles are still use in business …show more content…
The B-29 Superfortress introduced by the US in 1944, helped pilots to combat hypoxia and altitude sickness. 1
Further advancements were made in rocketry. Hitler’s ‘Vengence Weapon’, the V-1 was the world’s first guided missile and if launched from Holland, could strike London in 3 minutes. Liquid-fuels were developed to launch rockets and the first jet fighter aircraft like the Messerschmitt were introduced in 1944.
It is evident from sources 1,2 and Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt, that the race to harness nuclear power was hastened by World War II. The first atom bomb in history was developed by the USA through the Manhattan Project. In August 1945, the only atomic weapons ever used in war were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bomb was the result of massive scientific and industrial effort and changed the nature of warfare and marked the beginning of nuclear
It is the aim of this investigation to determine whether World War II contributed to a major advancement in technology. The research task was conducted using both primary sources, like letters and advertisements from the time of WWII, as well as secondary sources, namely research papers and information from a top World War II Museum. These resources were analysed and information extracted in order to answer the investigative question. The importance of the investigation is to show that technological advancements are even more notable during wartime, and World War II in particular, as a result of increased resources, necessity and the input of great minds from around the globe.
Albert Einstein once said: “It has become appallingly …show more content…
As can be seen from source 1 and 2, the Nazi’s encrypted all their messages with secret codes, during World War II. They relied on the Enigma coding machine for encrypting communication, and the Lorenz machine to decode it. The Allies needed a way to decipher these codes, and this led their engineers and scientists to build the first electronic computers for code breaking. These computers were the forerunners for our modern day computers.
Computers, cell phones, microwaves and passenger planes, can all trace their origins to the technological advancements that took place during the World War II years from 1939 to 1945.
World War II also brought about a need for what became known as “Operation Research”, which was scientific thinking on how to use weapons in military operations.1 Operation Research used statistics and probability and helped the Allies to hunt the German U-boats. It was used to assess and organise logistics and deployment and was used in the organising of D-Day on 6 June, 1944. Many of these mathematical principles are still use in business …show more content…
The B-29 Superfortress introduced by the US in 1944, helped pilots to combat hypoxia and altitude sickness. 1
Further advancements were made in rocketry. Hitler’s ‘Vengence Weapon’, the V-1 was the world’s first guided missile and if launched from Holland, could strike London in 3 minutes. Liquid-fuels were developed to launch rockets and the first jet fighter aircraft like the Messerschmitt were introduced in 1944.
It is evident from sources 1,2 and Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt, that the race to harness nuclear power was hastened by World War II. The first atom bomb in history was developed by the USA through the Manhattan Project. In August 1945, the only atomic weapons ever used in war were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bomb was the result of massive scientific and industrial effort and changed the nature of warfare and marked the beginning of nuclear