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SUMMARY:"Gas! GAS! Quick\, boys!" How Chemistry Changed the First World Wa
 r - Dr Michael Freemantle
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CONTACT:John O'Toole
DESCRIPTION:This event commemorates the 100th anniversary of the beginning
  of WWI.\n\nMichael Freemantle will describe how “The Great War” was a
  Chemists’ War. Chemistry underpinned military strategy and determined t
 he shape\, duration and outcome of the First World War. Chemistry was not 
 only a destructive instrument of war but also protected troops\, and heale
 d the sick and wounded. From bullets to bombs\, poison gases to anaestheti
 cs\, khaki to cordite\, Chemistry played a pivotal role in the trenches\, 
 in the casualty clearing stations and military hospitals\, in the tunnelli
 ng operations  in the air\, and at sea. \n\nDr Michael Freemantle is a pro
 fessional science writer. His book of the same title was published in 2012
 . Signed copies will be available on the night.\n\nN.B. *"Gas\, GAS\, Quic
 k\, boys!"* is a line from Wilfred Owen's poem\, _Dulce et Decorum Est._\n
 \nFree admission. Open to the public. Suitable for GCSE students. No ticke
 ts\, so arrive early to get a good seat.\n\nEvent organised by SCI Cambrid
 ge & Great Eastern Region\, RSC Mid-Anglia Section & Cambridge University 
 ChemSoc.\n\nPlease contact John O’Toole if you have any questions.\n
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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