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Invention of a new electric phonograph pick-up that is from 5 to 15 times lighter than the types now in use has been made by two men working in the Cruft Laboratory here. The inventors are Frank V. Hunt, assistant professor of Physics and Communicating Engineering, and J. A. Pierce...
...police station he began confessing. Yes, he had shot Frommer (whose cigarette lighter he was using) and Lesobre (whose car he was driving), but when confronted with the blue folder of Jean De Koven's traveler's checks, he suddenly burst into tears...
When the new Pullmans take the road around the beginning of the year they will have four-wheel instead of six-wheel trucks. Four-wheel trucks are made possible by improved design and the use of lighter materials throughout. By using high tensile alloy steel, weight of the car has been cut from 180,000 Ib. to around 120,000 Ib. Complete welding of the sides removes all rivet heads and joints, makes them stronger and sleeker. Between cars are semi-articulated sections, and aprons between trucks conceal the car's mechanical equipment. More innovations: flush windows, entrance steps...
...Anderson and Street believe that the X-particle is not a part of the primary cosmic radiation, but arises from cosmic ray collisions in the upper air. An important question remained: What is the X-particle's mass? It appeared to be heavier than an electron but lighter than a proton. But this is a wide range, about as wide as between a pound...
Chevrolet comes in the same two series as 1937-Master and Master Deluxe. Major mechanical change: new-type clutch based on a diaphragm principle used in heavy-duty railroad couplings but never before in automobiles, said to be more rugged, lighter, easier to operate, engaging more uniformly. The body has a redesigned hood, larger luggage compartment...