[Imagination rules the world-N.B]

Every year we have a science fair at my school.I know that history hasn't so much to do with chemistry and physics but I still wonder if I could come up with a "Chemistry-Physics-Math History" project about for example the first or second WW.Here are the topics I've though about so far:
1:The wepons used in WW1 or WW2
2:The submarines,aircrafts and tanks unsed in either of those wars
3:War strategies(I don't know if I could combine that with science??)
4:Or probably somethig about the secret codes used(Can I relate this to math?)
I would really be happy about any advices

[Mrs Faithorn]

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Every year we have a science fair at my school.I know that history hasn't so much to do with chemistry and physics but I still wonder if I could come up with a "Chemistry-Physics-Math History" project about for example the first or second WW.Here are the topics I've though about so far:
1:The wepons used in WW1 or WW2
2:The submarines,aircrafts and tanks unsed in either of those wars
3:War strategies(I don't know if I could combine that with science??)
4:Or probably somethig about the secret codes used(Can I relate this to math?)
I would really be happy about any advices [/quote]

I think the problem with your suggestions 1 and 2 is that for them to be directly related to science you would need to consider topics such as ballistics and in my experience it might be a bit difficult for you to find accessible information. In most cases what you would be considering is engineering rather than pure science. As for suggestion 3, the connection between military strategy and science is rather loose as you clearly understand. I don't think there is much mileage in that.

However there is a clear link between maths and the use of secret codes. You might consider looking at the work of the British code breakers at Bletchley Park during WW2 and their methods they used to break the German Enigma and Lorenz code-generating machines.

There is plenty on the Internet:
http://www.bletchley...t/machines.rhtm
and
http://www.bletchley...t/articles.rhtm
http://www.gchq.gov..../bletchley.html
http://en.wikipedia..../Bletchley_Park
http://www.bletchleypark.net/

... and a great deal more too!

If 'science' (for your Fair's purposes) also includes biology/biochemistry then there are other topics that you might consider such as the impact of war (eg WW2) on the development of medical knowledge and practice. If you want more advice on this just say.

I hope that helps?

[Mr Moorhouse]

How about looking at the way that the two world wars influenced the development of medicine? That covers the scientific aspects and is quite an interesting topic to look at. Covers things such as Plastic Surgery, Aviation related illnesses, development of penicillin and other things.

In terms of the methods of fighting the war and the weapons utilised, think about the Manhattan project and the subsequent dropping of the bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Physics, Chemistry, ethics behind scientific research and links with other uses of nuclear power), V1/2 bombs (rocket science), the Haber process (bomb making, chemistry link - WW1). Also lots of links with the development of the jet engine and aviation science.

[Imagination rules the world-N.B]

First of all I'd like to thank you cause the links you gave me are really great.Also I would like to know more about the impact of war on the development of medical knowledge.
Thanks again. :rolleyes:

[Mrs Faithorn]

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.......Also I would like to know more about the impact of war on the development of medical knowledge.
Thanks again. [/quote]

Mr Moorhouse has already indicated in his message some of the areas where the World Wars had an impact on the development of medical knowledge ["Covers things such as Plastic Surgery, Aviation related illnesses, development of penicillin and other things."]

Here are some general links on that topic that you might explore:
http://www.passmores...y/mrmodqa10.htm .... a general overview designed for school students in the UK.
http://www.schoolhis.../warchange.html .... this is a revision diagram for UK exam students to use. Click on the 'Show hints' button and the diagram is filled in.

I think I'll leave it at that at the moment because we can help you better if you decide that you want to focus on a particular aspect of this very broad topic for your Science Fair project.

[Imagination rules the world-N.B]

What are the acpects I could present in my project and how can I relate them to Biology??

[Mrs Faithorn]

Sorry, but have you actually looked at the suggestions Mr Moorshead made before? He has already suggested what you might think of looking at when considering the impact of the 2 World Wars on medicine (eg plastic surgery etc). Also the two links I gave in my last message were designed to give you an overview of the impact and to suggest ideas of what you might research.

Anything from those ideas that you choose for your project can be related to biology or biochemistry just because they involve an expansion of knowledge of how the body functions and how certain medical conditions can be treated.


I think what we are waiting for now is for you to say exactly what topic you want to research. Only then can we be more helpful with suggested lines of enquiry, sources of information and so on. As things are at the moment it is not at all clear what you want to do and I don't think we can be expected to guide you in detail for every topic that you might possibly choose.