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Dame Ann Dowling
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2012
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Podcast episode
Description
A world in which planes are silent may sound like a pipe dream; but University of Cambridge engineer, Dame Ann Dowling, and her team proved it is possible to build an aircraft that barely makes any noise. A brilliant mathematician and a keen pilot, Ann now heads of one of the largest engineering departments in Europe. Her design for a silent aircraft could improve the quality of life for millions of people living near airports worldwide: so does she mind that it never got off the ground? Jim talks to Ann Dowling about mathematics, engines and how she always wanted to do something useful.
Producer: Anna Buckley.
Producer: Anna Buckley.
Released:
Aug 28, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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