ɪnðə ʃˈædoʊ ʌvðə fˈɜːst wˈɔːɹ tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ kˈɛmɪkəl wˈɛpənz, ænd æz ðə wˈɔːɹ məʃˈiːnz wɜːɹ ɐɡˈɛn ɡˈɪɹɪŋ ˌʌp ɪn pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, ðə ɹˈoʊl bᵻtwˌiːn sˈaɪəns, tɛknˈɑːlədʒi, ænd wˈɔːɹfɛɹ wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ mˈoːɹ ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ tə skˈɑːlɚz ænd sˈaɪəntɪsts.
In the shadow of the first war to employ chemical weapons, and as the war machines were again gearing up in preparation for another world war, the role between science, technology, and warfare was becoming more interesting to scholars and scientists.