The etymology of "boffin" -- Forward / by Sir Solly Zuckerman, C.B., F.R.S. -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Author's preface -- Terrors and glories -- The boffin in the egg -- The last months of peace -- The first months of war -- The
battle of the beams -- The boffin breaks shell -- Doubt at the top -- The radio war: (1) Measures -- The radio war: (2) Counter-measures and counter-counter-measures -- Science cuts the cost -- The last enemy but one -- The boffins spread their wings -- Bibliography -- Index.
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