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Scientist Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Sahara

Innovation, War, and Glory: The Soldier-Scientist Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Sahara

The amazing tale of Ralph Bagnold, a soldier, scientist, and scourge of the Axis Powers.

By Vince Beiser

The afternoon of January 11, 1941, was sleepy and quiet at the fort deep in the Sahara in Italian-occupied Libya, in an oasis…