Pigeon-Guided Missile could have changed the course of World War II
World War II was a wonderful mix of high tech, low tech, and just plain crazy. One idea, which in many ways exemplified the era, was the concept of the pigeon-guided missile, thought up by none other than B.F. Skinner. Skinner, of course, is the behavioral psychologist who pioneered operant conditioning, and is famous for…
