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Tony Royle, PhD Candidate in History of Mathematics, The Open University

The heartbreaking story of the flying mathematicians of World War I – podcast

William Farren and David Pinsent: two of Farnborough's flying mathematicians. Pinsent family archive.

In this audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, listen to the story of the men of Britain’s Royal Aircraft Factory who gave their lives to help create the world’s first air force.

You can read the text version of this article here. It’s read by Michael Parker for The Conversation’s In Depth Out Loud podcast.

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Tony Royle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

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