Comments on: Heavy Water and the Norwegians https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Sat, 29 Feb 2020 01:15:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-73257 Sat, 29 Feb 2020 01:15:40 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-73257 I am returned.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-73071 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:53:36 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-73071 I returned.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-72903 Sun, 04 Aug 2019 02:53:19 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-72903 I’m here.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-72774 Thu, 02 May 2019 01:55:22 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-72774 I am back.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-72711 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 01:46:45 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-72711 It’s been a year already, and I have returned.

But no one else has posted? Pitiable.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-72394 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:40:12 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-72394 I started Damn Interesting before this article appeared, yet I somehow missed it. This is one of the best articles I’ve read so far in DI.

]]> By: Neal https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-72213 Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:37:50 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-72213 I watched the HERO’S OF TELEMARK last night for at least the 15th time.I stars Kirk Douglas & Richard Harris, great flick. Goes just like the article hear. Watch if you can you won’t be dissapointed.

]]> By: Mike https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-71841 Sun, 13 Nov 2016 13:12:27 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-71841 While serving in the Royal Navy l was stationed in Norway in the 70’s. On a family trip in our VW camper we were in Telemark across the valley from the plant. I had stopped to take a better look when there were a series of small explosions in the buildings at the plant I took some photos at the time. However l have not seen any reference to this in any article since. I wondered if you or your readers could assist.

]]> By: Matt_in_Oz https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-39780 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:57:32 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-39780 Great story Alan. It seems like there are conflicting sources of information on the subject. Here’s an account by the plant itself, from some of the saboteurs:
http://www.hydro.com/en/About-Hydro/Our-history/1929—1945/1943-The-Heroes-of-Telemark/

]]> By: Isaiah https://www.damninteresting.com/heavy-water-and-the-norwegians/#comment-38531 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:13:10 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=848#comment-38531 I got to visit the factory in Norway, it was quite possibly one of the coolest experiences in my life. (one of the other ones was visiting Meteor Crater). My favorite part of the story was left out here,

from the nova web page
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hydro/resistance.html

Just before they lit the fuses, the guard said, “Please, I need my glasses. They are impossible to get in Norway these days.” It was a surreal moment and the request stopped the three raiders in their tracks, bewildered by this change to the script, this brief snapshot of civilian anxiety at the critical point of a crucial military operation. There followed a few curious moments as the saboteurs politely rummaged around his desk for his glasses. “Takk” (thank you) said the smiling guard as he put the spectacles on his nose. As he spoke, the four of them heard the sound of footsteps approaching. Was this one of the German guards making his rounds? To their relief, a Norwegian civilian walked into the room and almost fell backwards as he saw what appeared to be three British commandos and his colleague with his hands above his head.

I saw those glasses in the Museum that now exist inside the factory. Just my two cents on an awesome story!

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