When google released some OR software recently that hit the HN front page [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1724580] I followed various links to this particular wikipedia page and then moved on to other things. When the "armor where there are no bullet holes" stories started popping up I assumed that this was the event that triggered the "hey this is cool" reaction from a few people who started the ball rolling...
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When google released some OR software recently that hit the HN front page [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1724580] I followed various links to this particular wikipedia page and then moved on to other things. When the "armor where there are no bullet holes" stories started popping up I assumed that this was the event that triggered the "hey this is cool" reaction from a few people who started the ball rolling...