Titanic implications for tiny impurities

By Jonathan Hare2012-01-01T16:48:00

Titanic at Southampton docks, prior to departure seen from the bow

On screen chemistry with Jonathan Hare

It’s 100 years since RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing 1517 people. The story was made into the 1997 epic film Titanic (starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet) which won 11 Oscar awards and was the first film to earn a billion dollars at the box office. What is the latest scientific thinking about the tragedy?

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