Scientific American Magazine Vol 178 Issue 3

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 178, Issue 3

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Features

Phosphorus: Bearer of Light and Life

First isolated three centuries ago, it is a key constituent of life's perpetual cycle. The first of two articles

William Mann

Microwaves in Communication

Highest frequencies of the radio spectrum, applied in radar, may ease the congestion of U. S. telephone and telegraph lines. An account of how microwaves are already in use for relay transmission between cities

Deane H. Uptegrove

Photochemistry in Industry

Electromagnetic radiation, - engineering chemical reactions through the use of specially designed lamps, is a powerful tool in many modern Processes

E. W. Beggs

What To Look for in FM

Manufacturers are getting into large-scale production of sets first of two articles appraising their necessary qualities

David F. Armstrong

Investment Casting

An Ancient Technology, In Which the Hardest Metals Are Poured Accurately in Ceramic Molds, Is a Growing Modern Business

Edwin Laird Cady

Industrial Consultants

The Laboratory Problems Which Are Involved In Practically All Manufacturing Processes Are Frequently Too Big For One Business To Handle Alone. Result: Foster D. Snell, Inc. Is Ready To Take On a Little of Everything

D. H. Killeffer

Departments

50 and 100 Years Ago: March 1948

An Announcement to Our Readers

Carbide Boring Bars, Descaling Conveyor Chain, and more

Industrial Digest: Industrial Adhesives, Aircraft Autopilot, and more

Alcohol from Rosin, Cumene Hydroperoxide, and more

Power Recorder, Decade Scaler, and more

Current Bulletin Briefs

Books

Telescoptics