Popular Mechanics

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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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Contents

Joint-STARS Monitors the Truce in Bosnia
15
Joint STARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System), Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 (Aerial operations), United States (Armed Forces, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Asia Spy Report
32
Automobiles, Foreign (Design)
NASA's New Space Age
40
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space flight (Economic aspects, New Millennium missions), Planets (Exploration)
Making the Cut
44
Automobile rallies
Airbag Explosion
49
Automobiles, Foreign (Air bags)
Hardware Store
80
Home office equipment
How to Build an Office Desk
84
Desks
How to Build a Working Credenza
92
Computer furniture, Desks
How to Build a Wall Unit
100
Storage walls
How to Install a Supply Closet
108
Closets (Equipment)

Water Rockets
52
Sea Launch Limited Partnership, Oil well drilling rigs, Space vehicles (Launching pads, sites, etc)
Fields of Dreams
54
Stadiums (Architecture)
Cruise Missiles
58
Jet skis (Rating), Jet boats (Rating)
3D on the Internet
64
3-D computer graphics, Web sites (Design)
The Making of a Winston Cup Champion
72
Jeff Gordon; 1971-., Winston Cup (Automobile race)
New Cars
76
Automobiles, Foreign (Design), Trucks (Design), Automobile engines (Superchargers), Four wheel drive vehicles (Design)
Build a Home Office
79
Home offices
How to Install Wainscoting
112
Wainscoting
Replacing Your Car's Computer
120
Automobiles (Computer use, Electronic equipment)
Flushing Your Cooling System
126
Automobile engines (Cooling)
Improve Your Car
128
Automobiles (Equipment)
Hot 'n' Dusty
131
Ivan Stewart (American all terrain vehicle racer.), Truck racing, Trucks, Racing
The Name of the Game is 64 Bits
134
Nintendo computer games, 3-D computer game machines

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