Scientific American Magazine Vol 125 Issue 5

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 125, Issue 5

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Features

British Roadside Breakdowns

On the Trail of News, Doing Instead of Talking, The Paradox of Civilization

Electricity, Science, Engineering

What are Vitamines?

Studies and Experiments which Cast some Light on these Mysterious Elements of Nutrition

Harry A. Mount

Learning the Truth About Arches

George H. Dacy

A Machine that Clears Away Land, New Varnish that Insulates

William Melas

Home Building Simplified

What Inventors are doing by Way of Giving the Home Builder more House for Less Money

M. A. Henry

Tomorrow's Airships

A Survey of what has been Done in Commercial Aviation and its Bearing on the Future

R. A. F. George Whale

Synthetic Agriculture

How Knowledge and Consideration of every Factor can Increase the Farmer's Return

Henry Vendelmans

With Model Basin and Wind-Tunnel

How our Naval Constructors Check up their Designs by Means of Miniature Hulls and Model Airplanes

Transporting Electric Current

Modern Transmission Lines and the Manner of their Construction

J. F. Springer

With the Engineers of Industry

A Department Devoted to the Physical Problems of the Plant Executive

Departments

Correspondence - July 30, 1921

Inventions New and Interesting - July 30, 1921