During World War II, American scientists created a weapon that made anti-aircraft fire several times more deadly. The ...
Photo of a U.S. service member holding a proximity fuse seized from a fishing trawler interdicted by expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller, Dec. 1, in the Gulf of Oman. Forces from Lewis B.
Small cylindrical glass tube with exhaust tip on one end and contacts on the other. Donor’s card reads: “Proximity fuse tube made by the Sylvania Corporation of Emporium, PA. Known originally as T-3 ...