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May the Best Firebomb Win

2020/7/16
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This chapter introduces the chemists tasked with developing new weapons for the American military during World War II, focusing on the competition to create the best firebomb, which eventually led to the development of napalm.

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Basement laboratories. Mad scientists. Sticky gels, and a bake-off in the desert. The strange story behind Curtis LeMay’s weapon of choice. Part two.

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