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Popular Mechanics

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Nov 1959
304 pages
Vol. 112, No. 5
ISSN 0032-4558

Published by Hearst Magazines

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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Contents

Smaller, more sensible cars lead 1960 parade	81
Automobiles
What kind of car is the Valiant?	89
Automobiles
Ford is longer, wider	92
Automobiles
Detroit listening post	101
Automobiles, Foreign
Helicopters make strides	102
Helicopters

Scientist blows square bubbles	150
Louis R. jr PADBERG, Underwater explosions
Peach-stone sculptor	155
Robert J. STREIT, Carving (Art industry)
Hospital that drops from the sky	162
Airdrop, Military hospitals, France (Army)
Shop here for Christmas	166
Christmas gifts
Hang-up, pin-up folding screen for youngsters of all ages	182
Screens (Furniture)

British car has front drive	104
Automobiles, Foreign
Your toy construction set grew up	108
Metal construction
Eye on space	116
Space flight to the moon
Toughest railroad you taxpayers own	117
Alaska Railroad
Oxygen blast cuts steel production time	123
Steel metallurgy
Shortest route may be the longest	124
Richard W. JAMES, Navigation, Waves
Ten years from now: coast to coast in ninety minutes	128
Aviation research, Airplanes, Supersonic
Twins seventeen, invent successful bean picker	134
Harvesting machinery
Biggest boat on the river	138
Tugboats
Bulldozer? an elephant will do	140
Elephants
Tv's tiny spectaculars	146
Television broadcasting (Setting and scenery)

Pedestal ash tray	185
Ashtrays
Vacuum-booster pump	186
Automobiles (Windshield wipers), Vacuum pumps
Tractor scoop hauls feed	201
Tractors
Copying without a camera	202
Photocopying
Cracked battery is repairable	205
Storage batteries (Maintenance and repair)
Three one-evening projects	206
Woodworking (Projects)
This workshop cleaner	210
Vacuum cleaners
Woodworking joints	214
Joints (Carpentry)
Pay tv. start of an experiment	220
Television broadcasting, Subscription
Nature pulls plug, lake loses water	266
Lake Tarpon (Fla.)

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