According to [Joanna Goodrich] in IEEE Spectrum, prior to World War II, soldiers who wanted to find land mines, simply poked at the ground with pointed sticks or bayonets. As you might expect, thi…
This is one of those awesome stories about how some good engineering can save countless lives: Just think about how many lives have been saved globally, both in wartime and peacetime, because of portable metal detectors.
That’s not to mention it’s a great example of how technology developed for one purpose (detecting mines) spills over to other applications (archeology etc.)
I never knew it was an escaped polish engineer that invented these either- that even makes this a cool story about how important it is that we work together and help each other in times of need!
This is one of those awesome stories about how some good engineering can save countless lives: Just think about how many lives have been saved globally, both in wartime and peacetime, because of portable metal detectors.
That’s not to mention it’s a great example of how technology developed for one purpose (detecting mines) spills over to other applications (archeology etc.)
I never knew it was an escaped polish engineer that invented these either- that even makes this a cool story about how important it is that we work together and help each other in times of need!