Children of the Sun
For Heat, Light, Energy, Food, Materials and Our Very Bodies We are Indebted to the Nearest Star--the Sun
Volume 136, Issue 1
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Features
The Romantic Search for "Pocket" Planets
By Modern Mass-product Methods the Astronomer Now Seeks for New Asteroids
Make-believe Telepathy
The Meaning of the Brain
As a Result of Long-continued Research on the Origin, Evolution and Function of the Brain New Light has been Thrown on it by Science
Inventors Who Have Achieved Commercial Success
The First of a Series of Interviews With Men Whose Inventions are Bringing them Fame and Fortune Today
Science Turns Detective
Applying New "Yardsticks" to Automobiles
Motor-car Proving Ground Demonstrates the Need of Accurate Means of Measurement
Elephant Hunting in Illinois
An Account of the Finding of Fossil Bones of a Prehistoric Elephant, One of Many that Have Been Found
Pressed Steel Wheels from I-Beams
Why is a Balloon Tire Efficient?
Certain Characteristics of Vulcanized Rubber Make This Type of Automobile Tire Run Cooler and Therefore Last Longer
A Trip to Boobyland
Some Interesting Sidelights on the Habits of the Booby, a Bird Whose Eggs are Considered a Great Delicacy by Many People
Motor Trucks are Aiding Rapid Industrial Transportation
Radio Along the Airways
Invisible Beams Guide Birdmen in Flights Between European Cities
Uncle Sam, Spendthrift--VII
The Threatened Extinction of Some of Our American Game and the Valiant Fight that Is Being Made to Save the Remnant
Is the Wooden Railroad Tie Doomed?
The Advent of a New, Non-corrosive Metal Tie That is Far Stronger Than Wood sounds a New Note in Railway Engineering
The Manufacture of Unit Automobile Bodies
Egypt the Mysterious Beckoned the Tourist 3500 Years Ago
From the Scrap-book of Science--Camera Shots of Scientific Happenings
In the World of Chemistry
A Department Devoted to the Advancements Made in Industrial and Experimental Chemistry
Applied Science for the Amateur
A department devoted to the presentation of useful ideas wherein will be found material of practical value for those who are mechanically inclined