50 Years Ago
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From the May 12, 1934, issue
William M. Welch and public health, a thymus-gland extract for speeding up growth, and mass-three hydrogen.
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From the May 5, 1934, issue
Steel pipes of the Boulder Canyon project, diphtheria and the blood-brain barrier, and weather effects of volcanic eruptions.
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From the April 28, 1934, issue
An ancient crocodile, how loudness affects pitch, and observing the sun's corona.
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From the April 21, 1934, issue
Archaeological explorations at Ur, creating elements of mass three, and bouncing radio waves off the moon.
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From the April 14, 1934, issue
Yawning spells, disagreeable alcohols from anaerobic respiration, and how antibodies protect adults from disease.
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From the April 7, 1934, issue
Pouring the 200-inch glass disk for a new telescope, a new man-ape link, and planetary weather cycles.
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From the March 31, 1934, issue
A desert earthquake, producing bromine from seawater, and nerve damage from alcohol consumption.
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From the March 24, 1934, issue
A meteorite photo, the discovery of triple-weight hydrogen (tritium), and a new mirror for movie production.
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From the March 17, 1934, issue
An African snake handler, the speed of lightning, and the emptiness of nebulae.
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From the March 10, 1934, issue
High-speed photography, artificial radioactivity, and earthquake prediction.
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From the March 3, 1934, issue
High winds atop Mt. Washington, a new tool for brain studies, first chemical proof of the artificial transmutation of elements.
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From the February 24, 1934, issue
A giant panda cub, anti-photon prediction, and meteor effects on short-wave radio reception.
