How a Mathematician Saved the American Bombers in World War II - Abraham Wald & Survivorship Bias

Summary During World War Two the Allies began to realize that their aircraft losses in their strategic bombing campaign were unsustainable and began looking for ways to make the bombers more resistant to antiaircraft fire. Armed with data where planes were being hit from maintenance records they approached a team at the Columbia University. Abraham Wald prepared an analysis recommending introducing more armor to areas of the plane that did NOT show damage in maintenance records.

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Stars : Trent Jones Bobbie Carleton Brad Pilgrim David Oliver

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Genres : Animation History War Biography Documentary

Release date : Oct 28, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Summary During World War Two the Allies began to realize that their aircraft losses in their strategic bombing campaign were unsustainable and began looking for ways to make the bombers more resistant to antiaircraft fire. Armed with data where planes were being hit from maintenance records they approached a team at the Columbia University. Abraham Wald prepared an analysis recommending introducing more armor to areas of the plane that did NOT show damage in maintenance records.

Details

Genres : Animation History War Biography Documentary

Release date : Oct 28, 2021

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

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