Summary of It's Rocket Science! with Professor Chris Bishop

00:00:00 - 00:00:00

In "It's Rocket Science! with Professor Chris Bishop," the professor uses a replica Napoleonic cannon and a live round to explain how the cannon works. He discusses how the cannon is loaded with gunpowder, and how a fuse is lit to fire the ball. He also explains how fireproofing the cannon ball and the wadding against the fuse are necessary precautions.

• 00:00:00 In this lecture, Professor Chris Bishop demonstrates how a Napoleonic cannon works, by using a replica and a live round. He explains that the cannon is loaded with gunpowder, and that a fuse is lit to fire the ball. He also discusses how fireproofing the cannon ball and the wadding against the fuse are necessary precautions.