Mystery of Light and its Quantum Nature in Physics
The article surveys light as a mystery in science, tracing wave and corpuscle theories, and noting new ideas that light may possess quanta and real particles. It cites Swann Slater Thomson and experiments on photo electric effects showing energy quanta independent of light intensity and color determining electron velocity.
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W. K. G Swann
J. C. Slater
J. J. Thomson
Thomson
T. E
Ace Newton
Ernest O. Lawrence
J. W. Beams
Yale University
Scientific American
Delweey de Potote
Achehicle
Origin of Speech and Pinch Weights for Musicians
The article defines speech as two arts phonation and articulation, detailing vocal cord vibration and tongue lip jaw shaping. It cites Darwin influenced origins from pantomime and gesture leading to spoken language, then notes Huston Ray of Los Angeles proposing six pound sandbag wrist weights to strengthen piano technique.
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Sir Richard
Darwin
Richard Paget
Huston Ray
Los Angeles
Popular Science Monthly
Nay
Ting
How to Use Medicinal Steam Inhalation for Throat Irritation
A physician at General Hospital describes a steam inhalation device for throat irritation. The setup uses a metal vessel with boiling water, a rubber tube, and a towel to direct steam to the mouth. The vessel should be fixed to prevent spills, and the tube kept from dipping into the water to avoid scalding.
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T General Hospital
German scientist claims memory steel wire microphone
The article describes Dr Stille's thicrophone memory steel wire technology that records by embedding sounds in the steel's molecular structure. It contrasts with Poulsen's 1900 record using residual magnetism, notingStille's memory lasts up to ten years and can erase forgotten parts, promising long term recall of conversations.
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Dr. Stille
Poulsen
Stille
Indoor nine hole golf and multi use garden device
A 1929 feature describes an indoor nine hole golf setup using a carpet or lawn map of nine holes played with a single putter. The device features two handles and holds eight quarts, enabling showers baths for a car or baby and spraying pots, radiators, and lawns. It also notes a precision diamond gauge for jewels down to a tenth of a millimeter.
Cupid’s miniature bow and arrows from South Africa’s Bushmen
A Port Elizabeth museum displays tiny Bushman weapons used for love charms and lethal acts. The four and a half inch bow and fifty arrows, carved from Gemsbook horn, are described with legend and ritual roles across courtship, witchcraft, bloodletting, and assassination.
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South Africa
F. Vee Fitzsimmons
Museum of
Port Elizabeth
Illustrated London News
Lake Chad
Mr. J. van Heerden
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