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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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Mystery of rubber
1
Rubber, Rubber, Artificial
Navy's seven-league boots
8
United States Navy, Aircraft carriers
Roomful of furniture in a box
14
FurnitureStorage
Color in your home
17
Matthew Luckiesh; 1883-1967, Color in house decoration
Thrills of mountain railroading
26
Denver & Rio Grande Western RR.

Precious cargoes
34
Freighters, Shipping
Fast American-built fighters fly for the R.A.F.
41
Airplanes, Military
Patrolling Uncle Sam's deadlines
42
Border patrols
One way to get into Junior's piggy bank
46
Radiography
Boom town in the big city
50
Rockefeller Center
On the night shift
57
Night work
Commandos anonymous
62
Civil defense, Guerrillas, World War, 1939-1945 (United States)
Heroes of the engine rooms
66
Shipping, World War, 1939-1945 (Submarine operations)
For real discomfort, there's no place like home
72
Houses, Functionalism (Social sciences)
All dressed up for war
78
Packaging
Miracle on wheels
82
Motor vehicles, Military
Bomb protection painted on your window
88
Garinol
Liquid gold for war or peace
92
Sulfur

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