New Gadgets and Tools Featured in Science Service Bulletin
A roundup of new household and workshop devices includes a suction mop with a dust bag, a tweezers welder with a foot switch, a power driven plane with an above center motor, a toothbrush drip cup, a chromatic toy piano, a motor driven typewriter eraser, a tree guard for saplings, and a cane weed extractor. Readers may request Gadget Bulletin 307 by sending a three cent stamp to Science Service in Washington, D. C.
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Push button flying turns jets toward automatic flight control
The Army Air Forces develop an automatic flight controller at Wright Field Ohio enabling takeoff flight and landing with no human action beyond starting the sequence. The system uses a robot like controller to manage throttle brakes gear and descent through beacon guidance while logging air miles and guiding the aircraft to the destination.
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Air Technical Service Command
Wright Field
Ohio
AAF
Columbus
Army
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Push-Button Flying Aimed At Weatherproof Aircraft
Automatic flight controller directs plane via master sequence selector using data from recording devices. Military researchers see future civilian use and weather mitigation, with plans for all weather airline trials and push button controls in peacetime.
Pearly Bloom Marks Dogwood Species Across Regions
The article notes the Eastern dogwood blooms before or with its leaves, coloring small trees as if snow. It contrasts a Western dogwood that lights up upland Pacific woods but waits to flower until leaves are developed.
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Pacific Coast States
How Cheyenne Names Are Given to Children
Indian children in Montana and Oklahoma were rarely named by parents. Cheyenne naming fell to a paternal relative called mamer before birth. Boys named for great things like buffalo eagle or thunder. girls often ended in woman. No surnames. Christian names arose with white contact.
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Oklahoma
Mamer
M. Inee Hilger
Saint Cloud Hospital
St. Cloud
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American Anthropological Society
Antelope
Sally Antelope
Little Bear
Mary Little Bear
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Antbirds Feed During Army Ant Hunts in Tropical Forests
In tropical forests antbirds probe for insects, spiders and other prey driven from hiding by army ants. The birds dwell low in undergrowth from Nicaragua to Panama and Ecuador, relying on ant activity for much of their food.
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Caribbean
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Ecuador
Alexander F. Skutch
San Isidro del General
Exutch
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Panama Canal Zone
Condor
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Garden Favorite Beans Dominate 1945 Victory Gardens
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics survey shows seven vegetables grown in more than half of the 1945 Victory Gardens. Tomatoes wax beans onions lettuce radishes beets and carrots were common choices for gardeners.
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Colorful fruit drinks via a science club demonstration
A home experiment uses flavor extracts and phenolphthalein with white wine to color water and create pink to colorless drinks. Each glass holds a different aroma and flavor from dried fruit film deposits, producing varied fruity beverages for observers.
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List of Worst Corners to Help Prevent Accidents
The FBI notes that a city can reduce crashes by using a worst corners list. Over half of local crashes happen at less than ten percent of intersections, guiding where to place safety devices, control measures, or officers.
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Printed wire could revolutionize radio manufacturing
A World War II top secret process reappears as printed wire, lithographing wiring on a flat surface. Silver ink traces copper lines and carbon resistors are painted over stencils, enabling matchbox size radios and lighter, cheaper production.
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