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Arising from the horrible carnage, deprivation, and suffering caused by war is a countless array of everyday items–from hairbrushes to microwaves–that directly descend from wartime innovations. Wartime research and development have revolutionized communication, transportation, and medicine. From Spam to nuclear power to hairspray and cell phones, life as we know it ironically owes a lot to war. We’ll follow the day-to-day life of an ordinary woman and see the influence of war on her life.
Original Release
11/29/1999
US Release
11/29/1999
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harlan Saperstein | Narrator |
| William Atwater | Self - Director, U.S. Army Ordnance Museum |
| Frank O. Bravnard | Self - Curator, American Merchant Marine Museum |
| Philip B. Crosby | Self - Author, Quality and Me |
| Daniel A. Cuoco | Self - Failure Expert, LZA Technology |
| Otfrid G. Liepack | Self - Rocket Historian |
| Leval Lund | Self - Former Civil Engineer, Department of Water & Power |
| Roger McCarthy | Self - Failure Expert, Exponent Inc. |
| Patrick Moloney | Self - SS Jeremiah O'Brien |
| Bob Osborne | Self - Ontario Power Generation |
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Harlan Saperstein | Narrator |
| William Atwater | Self - Director, U.S. Army Ordnance Museum |
| Frank O. Bravnard | Self - Curator, American Merchant Marine Museum |
| Philip B. Crosby | Self - Author, Quality and Me |
| Daniel A. Cuoco | Self - Failure Expert, LZA Technology |
| Otfrid G. Liepack | Self - Rocket Historian |
| Leval Lund | Self - Former Civil Engineer, Department of Water & Power |
| Roger McCarthy | Self - Failure Expert, Exponent Inc. |
| Patrick Moloney | Self - SS Jeremiah O'Brien |
| Bob Osborne | Self - Ontario Power Generation |
| Henry Petroski | Self - Professor of Civil Engineering, Duke University |
| Norman G. Stessing | Self - Superintendent, Niagara Power Plant |
| Manny Velivasakis | Self - Failure Expert, LZA Technology |
| Wernher von Braun | Self |
| Gary Weir | Self - U.S. Naval Historical Center |
| Lloyd Sherr | Self - Narrator |
