Changed the course of world war ii. She will bespeaking tonight about her new book , the great secret, the classified world war ii that launched the war on cancer. Thank you for joining us. Thank you and i want to thank the museum for inviting me to be with you tonight. Alas, its virtually but im here at my desk. Myfirst zoom presentation so bear with me everyone. Im thinking right now i should have a little bit of wine but anyway here we go. Lets start us off with a quote from winston churchill. He had a way with words. Men occasionally stumble across it to most of them themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. Lieutenant colonel Stuart Francis alexander, our hero is not long off. In fact, you refused to leave the scene of a military disaster even though churchill warned him to. He stayed and investigated and as a result he recognized a never before seen symptoms of dying sailors that might have lifesaving implications for others inthe future. This is the story of one intrep
Jennet conant who was the granddaughter of administrative tractor the Manhattan Project and one of our nations leading scientists of the 20th century century pages the author of New York Times bestseller the regulars and tuxedo park a wall street tycoon and the secret palace of science that changed the course of world war ii. She will be speaking tonight about her new book the great secret the classified world war ii disaster that launched the war on cancer. Thank you for joining us jennet. Said thank you. I also want to thank you for inviting me to be with you tonight. Alas its virtually but im going to do my best. My first doom presentation so they are with me everyone. Ive had a lot of coffee and im thinking right now should have had a lot of wine but anyway here we go. Im going to start us off with a quote from winston churchill. He had a way with words. He once observed manic case only stumble across the truth but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happene
John the program is entitled the origins of the militaryindustrial complex and features dr. Daniel ellis, who is this years staff fellow, a prestigious position. He has been using items to investigate the origins of the militaryindustrial complex through wartime and immediate postwar, meaning postworld war ii, evolution between Scientific Research, industry and National Defense. Dan has advised congress on defense issues. I was a colleague of his at crs for several years. Dan did things in connection with things i knew, a whole range of things, defense production act, appropriations, military construction, and he does many more things at crs. He holds a phd in Political Science from George Washington university. And at crs, as many of you know, he is the author of many reports on defense, trade and security. , this project is the latest example of the work undertaken by staff fellows showcasing their knowledge and passion of their areas of expertise. This is funded by a gift left by th
There was well there are doubts about whether schools can really keep children safe. Showing solidarity one spoonful at a time. Volunteers on lesbos working to make life better for migrants. Plus the. New season reigning champions by munich take on shots at bucknell be watching from the stands after a last minute call to keep the stadium empty. Thanks for joining us israel is reimposing a full nationwide lockdown this hour with authorities there saying its the only way to slow soaring infection rate the measures are aimed. Movements. During a 3 week lockdown comes into effect as israel marks the jewish new year and several other religious holiday spot critics fear it will hit an economy already suffering under the consequences of a 1st very stringent lockdown. Was go straight to jerusalem where tanya kramer is standing by our correspondent there tell me whats the situation like. Well im standing here one of the main streets and you can see most of the shops the nonessential shops so to
Lukashenko have held mass protests throughout the country tens of thousands protested in the capital minsk weekly demonstrations have become the focus for the prodemocracy movement in an attempt to reassert control police have already arrested hundreds of women. Demonstrations have been taking place across europe calling for the evacuation of a crowded migrant camps on the great commons hundreds of people marched in berlin to demand that the German Government take in more than the 1500 refugees it had already agreed to relocate 9000 migrants on last boss have been moved to a new camp built to replace the morea settlement destroyed in a fire. This is data news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram or visit our website they w dot com. A clean pristine week. At the crack of dawn does this picture from bengal you look familiar to you if yes we feel proud and create for you but how many of you this story was in our very 1st episode broadcast nearly 2 years ago you know 20.