Proving that London’s Double-Decker Buses Were Not a Tipping Hazard, 1933
For those who have visited London and wondered how they know their double-decker…
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An Old-School Method of Testing Football Helmets from 1912
In professional football, the only line of defense against head injury is the he…
Gas Masks for Babies Tested at an English Hospital, 1940
The hospital is running a drill to make sure that they can implement the procedu…
Testing a Bulletproof Vest: An Odd Photo from 1923
The gun players are WH Murphy and his assistant, of the Protective Garment Corpo…
The Gadget: The First Photo of The First Atomic Bomb, 1945
The nuclear test of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon was codenamed Trini…
Germans Testing a Messerschmitt Bf 109 E3, 1940
The facility is the Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt Hermann Goering. It was located i…