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Oliphant, the Australian genius who developed radar and showed Oppenheimer how to build the bomb.
Season 1
Episode 127
Published 6 months ago
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The Last Post Radio Show speaks with author Roland Perry about his latest book, Oliphant. Roland details Oliphant's early days, from playing cricket in the streets of Mitcham, to meeting Sir Ernest Rutherford at Adelaide University, to Oliphant's belief that he had a role to play in stopping Hitler, to developing the bomb...and the wonders of cold fusion.