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THE Under-Secretary of State for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, announced in the House of Commons recently that a special committee has been set up to investigate the possibilities of countering air attacks by utilising recent progress in scientific invention. The committee, which is already at work, consists of Mr. H. T. Tizard, rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology (chairman), Prof. A. V. Hill, Foulerton research professor of the Royal Society, Prof. P. M. S. Blackett, professor of physics at Birk-beck College, University of London, and Mr. H. E. Wimperis, Director of Scientific Research, Air Ministry. It will be seen that, with the exception of the last named, the committee's composition is non-official, and Sir Philip paid tribute to the public spirit which has induced these gentlemen to give their services. He also stated that while the body has been kept small to facilitate rapid progress, it is intended to invite other distinguished men of science to contribute to its investigations, and that its actual membership may be enlarged if and when it appears necessary. Prof. F. A. Lindemann, professor of experimental philosophy in the University of Oxford, has already been invited to assist, in view of the attention that he has given to the subject. It is intended to bring the committee's report before the Committee of Imperial Defence in due course.
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Scientific Developments and Defence Against Air Attacks. Nature 135, 367 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135367b0
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