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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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How the atom is working for you
73
Nuclear energy (Economic aspects), Nuclear research, Isotopes
Listen to the fax
80
Fax transmission
High school assignment: build a house
84
Building (Study and teaching), Chester (Ill.)
Camera checks on a champ diver
88
Birds (Photographs), Pelicans
They spin wire by the mile
89
Stainless steel, Wire

War horses still fight out the air derby
98
Airplanes, Military, Airplanes, Racing
Pocket SOS.
102
Radio transmitters
Old-timers come to the fair
106
Chicago Railroad Fair
Rocket test stand
110
Rockets
Heavyweight for long-range blows
114
Airplanes, Military
You can scream in safety
116
Amusement park rides
Transparent navy
122
Ship and boat models
Arctic adventure with a camera
125
Photography, Arctic regions
Mountain-top lighthouse tender
132
A. H. LEE, Beacons, Lighthouses (Arizona), Picacho Peak (Ariz.)
Daniel Boones on the rifle range
136
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, Rifles, Shooting
Auto race to the clouds
142
Automobile racing, Pikes Peak (Colo.)
Mid-ocean weatherdrome
147
Meteorological stations
Carving in crystal
150
Franciska PATSALIE, Ornamental glass
Flowers that never fade
153
Mrs. William HARSHBARGER, Flowers, Artificial
Giggle-getter model airplane
178
Airplane models
Wave-powered motor propels model boat
182
Ship and boat models
Two-way candlesticks
185
Candleholders
Strikes and spares in miniature
187
Bowling
Periodic checks prevent ignition breakdown
190
Automobile engines (Ignition)
Twenty one game combines squash and table tennis
195
Games
Movie titles from your vacation album
197
Motion pictures (Titling)
Apartment photo lab
201
Photography (Equipment)
Hi-power attachment for binoculars
203
Binoculars
Cut your own molding
206
Moldings (Architecture)
Precision casting
213
Lost wax process
High-speed communication
217
Cathode ray tubes
How to build an inexpensive signal tracer for radio servicing
218
Radio equipment
Demonstration panels for teaching tv and electronics
220
Electronics (Study and teaching), Television broadcasting (Study and teaching)

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