“Gas Alert” by Harry Townsend, 1918, #USArmy Art Collection. #American #doughboys on the Western Front struggle to don their respirators after exposure to chemical agents in the Great War. #gaswarfare #chemical #fww #fwwhist #mustardgas #chlorine #trenches #WesternFront
April 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“Gas Alert” by Harry Townsend, 1918, #USArmy Art Collection. #American #doughboys on the Western Front struggle to don their respirators after exposure to chemical agents in the Great War. #gaswarfare #chemical #fww #fwwhist #mustardgas #chlorine #trenches #WesternFront
Tom Anderson delves into the #history of #chemistry. #GasWarfare in #WW1 seems like the most destructive possible use of the #science, yet it's from this horrific experience that #chemotherapy #drugs were discovered to fight #cancer. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/how-the...
How the Terrible Gas Warfare of World War One Saved Millions of Lives from Cancer
By Tom AndersonEver since the power of science and technology to change the world was widely recognised, people have grappled with the dichotomy that they can change it both for better and for worse. ...
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May 20, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Tom Anderson delves into the #history of #chemistry. #GasWarfare in #WW1 seems like the most destructive possible use of the #science, yet it's from this horrific experience that #chemotherapy #drugs were discovered to fight #cancer. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/how-the...
#GasWarfare in #WW1 seems the most morally repugnant use of #chemistry, or #science in general, in history - yet, as Tom Anderson explains, it also opened the door to #chemotherapy which has saved millions of lives. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/how-the...
How the Terrible Gas Warfare of World War One Saved Millions of Lives from Cancer
By Tom AndersonEver since the power of science and technology to change the world was widely recognised, people have grappled with the dichotomy that they can change it both for better and for worse. ...
www.sealionpress.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#GasWarfare in #WW1 seems the most morally repugnant use of #chemistry, or #science in general, in history - yet, as Tom Anderson explains, it also opened the door to #chemotherapy which has saved millions of lives. www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/how-the...
New Podcast Episode available TONIGHT!
“They didn’t die in a blaze of glory. They drowned—on dry land.” This episode of Memory and Valour exposes the gas attacks of the First World War: chlorine, phosgene, mustard gas, and what it did to the men who had no masks, no warning, and no escape. Stream…
“They didn’t die in a blaze of glory. They drowned—on dry land.” This episode of Memory and Valour exposes the gas attacks of the First World War: chlorine, phosgene, mustard gas, and what it did to the men who had no masks, no warning, and no escape. Stream…
New Podcast Episode available TONIGHT!
“They didn’t die in a blaze of glory. They drowned—on dry land.” This episode of Memory and Valour exposes the gas attacks of the First World War: chlorine, phosgene, mustard gas, and what it did to the men who had no masks, no warning, and no escape. Stream and follow on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and iHeart Radio! #WW1 #GasWarfare #MemoryAndValour #ForgottenHistory ##lestweforget
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January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
New Podcast Episode available TONIGHT!
“They didn’t die in a blaze of glory. They drowned—on dry land.” This episode of Memory and Valour exposes the gas attacks of the First World War: chlorine, phosgene, mustard gas, and what it did to the men who had no masks, no warning, and no escape. Stream…
“They didn’t die in a blaze of glory. They drowned—on dry land.” This episode of Memory and Valour exposes the gas attacks of the First World War: chlorine, phosgene, mustard gas, and what it did to the men who had no masks, no warning, and no escape. Stream…