RE: Avacta - re-inventing itself27 Jan 2026 20:14
I’ve been thinking about the trials and tribulations of developing new inventions and ended up swotting up on Barnes Wallace, the inventor of the famous Bouncing Bomb.
It seems initial proposals were dismissed by Bomber Command as being “ a mad-cap scheme”.
There were several critical failures in the development which had to be overcome. The shape of the bomb had to be changed, backspin had to be introduced, the weapon would shatter, sink or detonate prematurely or veer off course.
Barnes Wallace persevered and it all came good in the end.