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 Dr. Gerald Bull: Scientist, Weapons Maker, Dreamer |
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Dr. Gerald Bull was like a figure in a spy novel, designing arms for some of the world's harshest regimes. With no shortage of possible enemies, he died at the hands of an unknown assassin. But the Canadian-born artillery expert was also a brilliant scientist with a dream: to launch a satellite with a giant gun. |
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 After working with wind tunnels in university, Gerald Bull is developing ways to use a gun to launch a satellite. (TV; runs 4:56) |
 Gerald Bull, now a professor at McGill University, works with the U.S. Army on a new project in Barbados. (TV; runs 13:09) |
 The RCMP visits Bull's company headquarters after allegations of dealing arms to an embargoed South Africa. (TV; runs 1:38) |
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 Gerald Bull's company is in receivership in Quebec and bankruptcy in the United States — and Bull himself is headed to jail. (Radio; runs 7:24) |
 A small church in Quebec holds Bull's funeral after he is shot by an assailant outside his apartment in Brussels. (TV; runs 1:48) |
 A British journalist explains Bull's recent work and the reasons someone would have wanted him dead. (TV; runs 7:20) |
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 Giant tubes are found on their way to Iraq, and they're believed to be components of the supergun designed by Gerald Bull. (Radio; runs 6:24) |
 A CBC Television show uncovers compelling theories about who was behind Gerald Bull's killing. (TV; runs 6:36) |
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