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How the Shocking Use of Gas in World War I Led Nations to Ban It
The Germans were the first to successfully weaponize gas in World War Iâto horrifying effect.
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The Germans were the first to successfully weaponize gas in World War Iâto horrifying effect.
At the dawn of the 20th century, the world’s military powers worried that future wars would be decided by chemistry as much as artillery, so they signed a pact at the Hague Convention of 1899 to ban the use of poison-laden projectiles the sole object of which is the diffusion of asphyxiating or deleterious gases.
John Carr joined what is now Middlesex University as a lecturer in 1963, remaining there until 2000
John Carr joined what is now Middlesex University as a lecturer in 1963, remaining there until 2000
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My father John Carr, who has died aged 85, was an inspirational teacher, gold-winning sportsman, superb home brewer, tireless campaigner and a cheerful and entertaining friend. He was a lecturer at Middlesex University for 37 years, joining Enfield College of Technology in 1963 as a member of the team that transformed the college as it became part of Middlesex Polytechnic in 1973 and then Middlesex University in 1992.