The Transistor that smashed a frequency barrier
A new transistor invented at Bell Telephone Laboratories can provide broadband, high-frequency amplification never before possible with transistors. The big leap in frequency is made possible by a diffusion process that earlier enabled Laboratories scientists to create the Bell Solar Battery. Read the rest of this entry »
Secrets of the Mail Order Experts
By Edmund Cordon
IF you thought the legendary salesman who sold ice boxes to Eskimos was a sharp character, step up and meet his master. This fellow actually sold imitation shrunken heads to the countries where the real things are made!
He’s E. Joseph Cossman of Hollywood, Calif., who conceived the idea of packaging imitation Sanforized noggins, the kind made for real by South American Jivaro head-hunters, and selling them via mail order as souvenirs. Read the rest of this entry »
Will the desperate men in the Kremlin attack?
By 1954 Russia will be strong enough to do so.
That is why our former Air Force chief states:
We Are in Peril!
GEN. HOYT S. VANDENBERG
ON MARCH 6, 1953, I appeared before the Armed Forces Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. The purpose of my appearance there was to introduce the Air Force budget for the fiscal year 1954. The budget introduced at that time was designed to continue the buildup toward the 143-wing air force goal which had been fixed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, approved by the Department of Read the rest of this entry »
Complete Angler 1958?
From catch to “quick-freeze” in minutes . . . that’s the trawler of tomorrow—a floating fishery to locate, attract, catch, process, package and freeze fish … manufacture by-products and conserve spawn. Imaginary? Sure! But it’s coming. And look for New Departure ball bearings, many self-sealed and lubricated-for-life, on the job. New Departures simplify design, require little or no maintenance, assure long-life performance of working parts under extreme conditions. Today, as in the future, it’s New Departure for the finest in quality and engineering service.
NEW DEPARTURE • DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS • BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT
NEW DEPARTURE BALL BEARINGS – NOTHING ROLLS LIKE A BALL
30-inch loudspeaker
For audiophiles who like to feel the deep bass in recorded music, Electro-Voice has perfected its 30-inch loudspeaker, the model 30W. Write to manufacturer in Buchanan, Michigan for more information.
We’ll take it… or we’ll drink it
Sulfuric Acid sludge is a problem to many…but not to Stauffer!
If you can pour it or pump it or get it in a tank car…
send it to Stauffer. We’ll “unsludge” it
and send it back to you … 98% pure H2S04.
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New Toothbrush Has Rubber Disks
SANITARY rubber disks are now used in a new toothbrush which is very easy to keep clean. The disks are thin enough to enter easily between the teeth.
Sets Trans-Atlantic Record
Europa’s Maiden Crossing WHEN the giant North German Lloyd liner S.S. Europa steamed past Ambrose Light in New York Harbor a new record for speedy trans-Atlantic crossings was established. The Europa cut 18 minutes from the mark of 4 days, 17 hours and 24 minutes set by her sister ship, the Bremen, last October.
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Home Scientists Banish Wash Day Blues
THIS WASHBOARD represents a whole laundry in itself. It is designed for small apartments, camping trailers and other locations where economy of space is desirable. The washboard contains soap rack, wringer and a self-supporting back rest. It can be used in a tub or in a small basin.
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“Enter the Radio Business? …YOU’RE FOOLISH!” they Shouted
—yet in a few months I was earning more than any of them You should have seen their faces when I told them that in just a few short months I jumped from $35 to $75 a week.
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Insulated Water Heater Cuts Costs
A NEW and highly efficient type of household hot water heater has recently been perfected which bids fair to revolutionize domestic water heating. Read the rest of this entry »
More amazing than the rocket car is how it makes stippled clouds.
Rocket Driven Ice Sled Speeds Over Lake at 75 M. P. H.
PROPELLED by the fiery explosions of eighteen rockets, a new torpedo shaped ice boat, designed and built by Harry W. Bull, 21-year-old Syracuse University student, proved itself in a recent test an extremely speedy vehicle, capable of acceleration at a rate of 110 feet per second, or about 75 miles per hour—four Read the rest of this entry »
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