ADVENTURES of the POISON SQUAD (Aug, 1937)
ADVENTURES of the POISON SQUAD by James Nevin Miller IN THE city of White Plains, N. Y., not so long ago, more than 700 people suddenly were stricken with a mysterious ailment. City authorities...
View Article“HOT DOGS” IN THE LAB (Nov, 1955)
“HOT DOGS” IN THE LAB by Harry M. Schwalb Condensed from The Laboratory In 1939 the hot dog hit the front pages of the international press when President Roosevelt’s wife served it to the king and...
View ArticleA “Down the CELLAR” Chem Lab (May, 1930)
A “Down the CELLAR” Chem Lab by FREDERICK O. SCHUBERT Here are some interesting experiments you can perform with simple chemicals, with notes on building the beginnings of your own basement chemistry...
View ArticleName Elements 99 and 100 (Dec, 1955)
Name Elements 99 and 100 Two great scientists who died within the last year, Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi, have been honored by the naming of elements 99 einsteinium and 100 fermium. The symbol...
View ArticleUnlocking Fortunes from Atoms (Mar, 1932)
Unlocking Fortunes from Atoms by Jay Earle Miller Now that chemists have discovered the last element, it remains for the research worker to find practical uses for substances which are at present mere...
View ArticleTwin Discovered for Carbon (Feb, 1930)
This article is trying to describe the discovery of the isotope carbon-13 in 1929 Twin Discovered for Carbon CARBON is the latest chemical element to be shown to have a twin. Last winter two California...
View Articlemake your own BUBBLE COMPOUND (May, 1950)
Glim was a brand of dish washing soap make your own BUBBLE COMPOUND WITH a startling new formula worked out particularly for MI readers, you can produce rainbow-colored bubbles that last longer and are...
View ArticleGlimpses of of Men in the Public Eye (May, 1929)
Glimpses of of Men in the Public Eye WHEN, a little more than ten years ago, Edward R. Armstrong first propounded his idea of building a series of great floating airdromes and anchoring them at...
View ArticleMystifying With Chemical Magic (Sep, 1936)
I like how it states that all of the stunts are harmless then proceeds to explain all the ways the ingredients are not. Mystifying With Chemical Magic WHILE all stunts described above are harmless,...
View ArticleChemical Experiments with Chlorine (Jan, 1934)
Chemical Experiments with Chlorine • A VERY interesting series of experiments may be carried out with chlorine, in the formation of both organic and inorganic compounds of a wide range of application....
View ArticleChemical Engineering for Home Experimenters (Nov, 1939)
Chemical Engineering for Home Experimenters By RAYMOND B. WAILES HOW would you like to transform your home laboratory into a miniature factory for obtaining useful products from minerals, with...
View ArticlePhysical and Chemical Tricks! (Sep, 1936)
Physical and Chemical Tricks! A few stunts the embryo scientist can present to his audience which are sure to mystify, astound or amaze them. All of the chemicals” used are readily available in the...
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