Magnetophon laugh track: from Nazi-era tape to sitcom staple
How the Magnetophon laugh track emerged from German tape innovation, wartime radio, and Bing Crosby’s push to prerecord shows, reshaping entertainment.
Unidentified soldier X-3 exhumed in Alaska for DNA testing
An unidentified soldier known as X-3 was exhumed in Sitka, Alaska, as the Pentagon seeks to identify the WWII airman through DNA and dental analysis.
French museum’s ‘Wanted’ drive seeks looted artworks
The Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Orléans has launched a ‘Wanted’ campaign to find looted artworks, including a Chardin portrait, missing since World War II.
Colossus computer honored for WWII codebreaking legacy
The Colossus computer, built by Tommy Flowers to break Germany’s high-level Lorenz cipher, will be dedicated as an IEEE Milestone at Bletchley Park on 29 September.