Podcast appearances and mentions of geoffrey pyke

Dive down into the freezing depths of Patricia Lake, in Alberta's Jasper National Park, and you will find the wreck of the Habbakuk—a sixty-foot model battleship originally constructed of wood and ice. This “berg ship” was the brainchild of the eccentric wartime genius Geoffrey Pyke. In 1943, the Allies were being hard pressed by German U-boats, and British and American leaders were desperate to gain the upper hand in the War of the Atlantic. Pyke's idea was to construct a fleet of the huge ships, each 1,970 feet long and made from a mixture of ice and wood pulp called Pykrete. He claimed the ships were bulletproof and unsinkable. The project was approved by Winston Churchill himself, and Project Habbakuk was born. The history of Project Habbakuk is more than a tale of unconventional ice engineering: it touches on theTitanic, the Bible and Superman. As we prepare for season two, enjoy one of our most listened to episodes of season one! This episode was produced by Jamieson Findlay and mixed by Collin Warren, with production assistance and artwork from Jace Steiner.

Dive down into the freezing depths of Patricia Lake, in Alberta's Jasper National Park, and you will find the wreck of the Habbakuk—a sixty-foot model battleship originally constructed of wood and ice.This “berg ship” was the brainchild of the eccentric wartime genius Geoffrey Pyke. In 1943, the Allies were being hard pressed by German U-boats, and British and American leaders was desperate to gain the upper hand in the War of the Atlantic. Pyke's idea was to construct a fleet of the huge ships, each 1,970 feet long and made from a mixture of ice and wood pulp called Pykrete. He claimed the ships were bulletproof and unsinkable. The project was approved by Winston Churchill himself, and Project Habbakuk was born.The history of Project Habbakuk is more than a tale of unconventional ice engineering: it touches on theTitanic, the Bible and Superman.This episode was produced by Jamieson Findlay and mixed by Collin Warren, with production assistance from Jace Steiner.

How do I escape from prison using only a tennis net? | Why did Winston Churchill take a bath filled with sawdust? | Why was a bucket the weapon of choice for the infamous Captain Kidd?Wiki'd is a Wikipedia podcast hosted by Rob and Orr - your two favourite Irish yarn-spinners. Each episode one of us brings a Wikipedia article that the other has no knowledge of, through which we explore the strange quirks and endearing language of humanity's greatest resource.If you want to listen more, you can get your dose of Wiki'd anywhere you get your podcasts or on wikid.simplecast.comIf you want to get in touch with us, please don't hesitate to direct your hate mail towards: wikidpodcast@gmail.com or @wikidpod on twitter.In this episode:• How do I escape from prison using only a tennis net? • Why did Winston Churchill take a bath filled with sawdust?• Why was a bucket the weapon of choice for the infamous Captain Kidd?Special Thanks to:Geoffrey PykeCaptain KiddandMuslin bags

Everyone always talks about Nazi megaweapons, but nobody talks about Allied megaweapons. This episode, we talk about the strangest war machine the British ever conceived: an aircraft carrier made from ice. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/wonder-marvelously/ Key sources for this episode include Henry Hemming's The Ingenious Mr. Pyke: Inventor, Fugitive, Spy; David Lampe's Pyke: The Unknown Genius; and Philip Ziegler's Mountbatten: A Biography. Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Instagram: https://instagram.com/orderjackalope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/orderjackalope Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/orderjackalope Email: jackalope@order-of-the-jackalope.com Part of the That's Not Canon Productions podcast network. This week we're cross-promoting with fellow TNC podcast The Paranoid Strain! Join the Fearful Jesuit as he explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories. 

Geoffrey Pyke's colleagues called him “Professor Brainstorm” and during WWII he dreamed up some of the craziest weapons of war ever. Giant ice ships, sideways-jumping snow tanks, and shooting soldiers through pies into enemy territory. But when Pyke spoke, both Lord Mountbatten and Winston Churchill listened.

Episode: 2720 Project Habbakuk: Ice Aircraft Carriers and Pykrete.  Today, something simple.

This week Matt treats the lads to the story of a man who escaped prison during World War One, designed ice ships for the allies during the Second World War and in between was a real oddball, inventor and journalist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notre prof d'histoire Axel nous embarque en pleine Seconde Guerre mondiale pour nous présenter Geoffrey Pyke. S'il a failli révolutionner le monde, cet inventeur restera finalement inconnu au bataillon malgré sa création : le pykrete !

In this episode, Harrison learns about a Geoffrey Pyke, also know as Churchill's Snowman. Pyke was British and can somewhat charitably be called eccentric, but he had many ideas that whilst at first view might seem completely insane - such as building a 2km long aircraft carrier out of ice that could let WWII bombers take off and land - he was clearly a clever guy. It's a real shame the British don't take strange ideas more seriously.Chris meanwhile discovered the time that a bunch of Russian “Cossacks” who weren't Cossacks at all invaded and tried to colonise a part of Africa, which at the time was colonised by the French. After about a month, the French lost their patience and sent in a flotilla of gunboats. Best of all the rag-tag army of Cossacks was led by a 23 year old Russian who until his African adventure had the ear of Czar Alexander III. The late 19th century was a strange time.Harrison's SourcesGeoffrey PykePykreteGeoffrey Nathaniel Pyke; 1894 -1948Geoffrey Pyke: The man behind the 'iceberg aircraft carrier'Geoffrey Pyke - Inventor, genius, fugitive, spyChris' SourcesThere Are Only 22 Countries in the World That the British Haven't Invaded How Russian 'Cossacks' tried to conquer Africa The Half-Cocked Cossack If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts!We'd really appreciate it. Thanks for listening.

Geoffrey Pyke's plan to take on Nazi U-Boats.

This is the story of how Geoffrey Pyke, a Jewish inventor from the U.K. came up with one of the most mind-boggling plans to win the war. Namely: to build a ship made out of ice. Code name: Habakkuk. Then, what happened when Canada tried to build a test vessel in secrecy, using the labour of conscientious objectors. With special guest, Erin Brandenburg

During the second World War, U Boat Wolf Packs stalked the Atlantic, harassing and sinking various Allied military and merchant vessels, threatening the vital resource lines supplying Britain. A long swath of ocean lay outside the range of land-based anti-submarine aircraft, known as "the Gap". Then, British inventor Geoffrey Pyke had an idea: a giant unsinkable aircraft carrier constructed entirely out of ice.

In this episode, Wes shares a pre-recorded 1 minute science story he did for Inspiring Australia as part of a promotion for National Science Week. Wes shares the story of Geoffrey Pyke and his idea to build aircraft carriers out of bullet proof ice. Subscribe for Free: http://mostlyscience.com/  Wes Wilson @WesleyWilson Bandwidth provided by BioLegend 

In 1946 Geoffrey Pyke, an eminently sane scientist, put forward the idea of using what little coal there was to refine sugar rather than feeding it to locomotives. Human muscles would make far better use of the energy than steam engines. The problem Pyke tried to tackle remains essentially unsolved: where is the power for food production to come from?

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a rather unique scientist by the name of Geoffrey Pyke and the steady stream of decidedly “interesting” ideas and inventions he churned out over the years. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #385: Pyke and His Crazy Ideas appeared first on Today I Found Out.