War and Science in 1942 Predictions by Watson Davis
The 1942 science agenda centers on wartime aims with broad plans for medical breakthroughs like gramicidin and penicillin. Expect advances in radiations, cancer treatment, typhus study, and cyclotron applications, plus mass airplane production, arc welding, FM radio growth, low temperature techniques, and intensified archaeology in the western hemisphere.
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A. Fleming
St. Mary’s Hospital
London
England
Oxford University
H. W. Florey
Europe
New Year War Year Resolutions for Home Front Defense
A wartime pledge to defend America, keep families intact, join home defense, engage in work or aid, foster neighborly ties, rest adequately, pursue sports and arts, and Kill rumors with verified facts to oppose the enemy’s nerve and mind war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Penny Arcade
Amateurs Fueling National Defense in Science Clubs
The article extols science club members and hobbyists as vital to U S defense. It highlights amateur radio operators, chemists, biologists, photographers and others who contribute technical skills for the Army Navy and home defense, noting government use of their talents and training available at schools like The Bronx High School of Science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Americas
America
Democracy
U. S
Uncle Sam
U. S. Army
National Defense
Science Club
War Department
Bronx High School of Science
New York
Morris Meister
Aeronautical Society
Inter-High Science Club
Rochester
Science Service Ad Offers Club Organization Help
A notice invites readers to form a Science Club in shops, schools, or neighborhoods and directs them to write to the newspaper's Science Service at 1719 N St NW Washington DC for guidance. The ad emphasizes assistance in organizing science clubs locally.
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Science Service
N St
N. W
Washington, D. C
New Rotary Toothbrush and Other Gadget Advances
The article details new patented devices from early 20th century science pages. It describes a rotary toothbrush with a small motor in the handle, artificial flowers with hidden perfume, electric eyes to regulate room lighting, an automatic choke for engines, a fully automatic flashlight camera, mechanical mothers for orphan calves with an milking-food tank, a patented sauerkraut cracker recipe, and dual radio grams enabling two programs on one frequency via frequency modulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss
Britain
U. S
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