Nashville Parthenon to Recreate Ancient Athens Structure
The Nashville park board plans a permanent replica of the Parthenon using a Mosaic surface concrete by John Early and a durable synthetic stone by George Julian Zainay of Nashville. The design includes a sky-lit open roof and a later art museum phase, aiming to mirror Phidias and Pericles era architecture while delivering democratized sculpture.
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Raising a Town by Dredging Harbor Sand
In Wilmington near Los Angeles California engineers raised the town eight feet by dredging the harbor. A bulkhead surrounded the area and sand was pumped through pipes to raise the ground. About 1,200,000 cubic yards of material were removed, leaving main streets level with the docks.
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New Use for Old Bulbs Sparks Fire Safety Tip
A New York Herald extract describes repurposing incandescent bulbs with carbon tetrachloride to extinguish fires in power plants and vehicles. The method involves immersing the bulb in a bucket of the chemical and sealing the tip with wax to release the liquid, prompting rapid fire quenching.
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New York Herald
New Alloy Resists Extreme Heat Without Rusting
A new aluminum nickel iron alloy, designed to resist 2578 Fahrenheit heat with no rust, was announced by G K R Brophy at a meeting in Indianapolis. The metal reportedly retains a high polish after exposure to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in a concentrated salt spray for 100 hours, showing strong corrosion resistance to atmospheric conditions and vapors of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur.
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