1945 : Un sous-marin allemand coulé par ses ...

Découverte par hasard en 1799, la pierre de Rosette déclenche une formidable enquête scientifique. Français et Britanniques se lancent alors dans une course : qui percera le premier le secret des hiéroglyphes ? 23 ans plus tard, Jean-François Champollion rend enfin sa voix à l’Ég ...  Show more

En 1540, une terrible canicule a fait des centaines de milliers de victimes en Europe ! "Sévère sécheresse à travers le monde entier", peut-on lire dans le journal météorologique du recteur de l’université de Cracovie. Il s'agit certainement d'un des événements climatiques les pl ...  Show more

Toward the end of World War II, the German Type VIIC submarine was acknowledged to be one of the most advanced -- and deadliest -- predators on the seas. Yet, in at least one case, some of the same technological breakthroughs that made these subs astonishing also led to their dem ...  Show more

Toward the end of World War II, the German Type VIIC submarine was acknowledged to be one of the most advanced -- and deadliest -- predators on the seas. Yet, in at least one case, some of the same technological breakthroughs that made these subs astonishing also led to their dem ...  Show more

Since the Second World War, the United States, Russia, and China—and a host of other nations—have lost vessels and their crews to accidents. Operating submarines is a risky business under the best of circumstances—and will likely remain so. Even the highest technology nuclear sub ...  Show more

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we will be covering submarines and submarine disasters including how they are rescued, we will cover the Squalus rescue from 1937 and the very recent OceanGate Titan ...  Show more