Comments on: NEW PRODUCTS of scientific and mechanical interest (Feb, 1946) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/10/29/new-products-of-scientific-and-mechanical-interest/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/10/29/new-products-of-scientific-and-mechanical-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-1072446 Firebrand38 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8383#comment-1072446 Toronto: Yeah, along with the Redstone and Atlas missiles that launched the Mercury space capsules. Along with jet engines, aerodynamics, navigation satellites, radar, digital computers, to name a few. As James Burke (of Connections and The Day The Universe Changed) has said that a perfume atomizer leads to an injector in a Diesel engine; but is that engine in a farm tractor or a tank? Toronto: Yeah, along with the Redstone and Atlas missiles that launched the Mercury space capsules. Along with jet engines, aerodynamics, navigation satellites, radar, digital computers, to name a few.

As James Burke (of Connections and The Day The Universe Changed) has said that a perfume atomizer leads to an injector in a Diesel engine; but is that engine in a farm tractor or a tank?

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/10/29/new-products-of-scientific-and-mechanical-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-1072440 Toronto Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:13:48 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8383#comment-1072440 Better living through munitions spinoffs. Better living through munitions spinoffs.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/10/29/new-products-of-scientific-and-mechanical-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-1072434 Firebrand38 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:51:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8383#comment-1072434 jayessell: Like they said, it used sub-miniature tubes http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/belmont_boulevard_5p113.html the tubes: http://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_2e32.html jayessell: Like they said, it used sub-miniature tubes
http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/b.....5p113.html
the tubes:
http://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_2e32.html

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/10/29/new-products-of-scientific-and-mechanical-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-1072433 jayessell Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:43:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8383#comment-1072433 iPod rev -5.0 A pocket radio but Transistors had not been invented yet! iPod rev -5.0
A pocket radio but Transistors had not been invented yet!

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/10/29/new-products-of-scientific-and-mechanical-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-1072432 jayessell Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:42:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8383#comment-1072432 The same machine washes clothes AND Dishes??? Why didn't <b><i>that</i></b> catch on? The same machine washes clothes AND Dishes???
Why didn’t that catch on?

]]> By: StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/10/29/new-products-of-scientific-and-mechanical-interest/comment-page-1/#comment-1072242 StanFlouride Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:50:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8383#comment-1072242 Interesting that the last device includes a 'home churn' as recently as 1946. Interesting that the last device includes a ‘home churn’ as recently as 1946.

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