How the Nazis Got Foiled by Foil

How strips of aluminum foil helped in the fight against the Third Reich

Lancaster bombers flying in formation

In 1943, bombing raids on the Third Reich were becoming increasingly intense, but the losses involved were unbearable for the Allies. British scientists Joan Curran and Robert Cockburn developed, in great secrecy, a trivially simple way to fool German radars. Today, it is hard to believe…