The scientific methodLouis Frederick Fieser
The scientific method
by Louis Frederick Fieser · first published 1964
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If that was interesting to you, I recommend taking a look at Louis F. Fieser's (yes, the Harvard chemistry professor) book "The Scientific Method: A Personal Account of Unusual Projects in War and in Peace". It has a first-hand account of Bat Bomb testing, as well as accounts of developing more effective weapons of World War II. http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/the_scientif...
on “Bat bomb” ↗…miscellaneous accidents and occupational hazards take their toll on Gergel and his employees, neighbors, and surrounding environs. http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/gergel_isopr... The Scientific Method: A Personal Account of Unusual Projects in War and in Peace Famed Harvard chemistry professor Louis Fieser's personal history of development of incendiary weapons during WW II, including the infamous…
on “Ignition: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (1972) [pdf]” ↗…more practical incendiary weapon developments (such as napalm) during World War II. He published a book in 1964 about his wartime research including the bat bomb. You can see the full thing here: The Scientific Method: A Personal Account of Unusual Projects in War and in Peace https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/the_scienti... See in particular chapter 13, "Bat Bombs." The Wikipedia article is also…
on “The unsuccessful WWII plot to fight the Japanese with radioactive foxes (2020)” ↗Documented in Harvard professor Louis Fieser's autobiographical The Scientific Method: A Personal Account of Unusual Projects in War and in Peace https://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/the_scienti... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Fieser
on “Show HN: Don't let your billion-dollar ideas die” ↗…worth a read. This habit of publishing personal memoirs has a long and honorable history in chemistry. One need only consider E. Emmett Reid (My First Hundred Years in Chemistry) or Louis Fieser (The Scientific Method). Fieser's book was removed (and presumably destroyed) by most libraries in the late sixties because of its comprehensive description of the construction of some very loud devices. And of course, the…
on “Derek Lowe's Things I Won't Work With (Index)” ↗