Pure zirconium by the ton-Westinghouse engineer Alexander Squire examines a stock of zirconium crystal bar produced at the firm's Atomic Power Division plant. Slightly lighter than steel, highly resistant to corrosion and heat, the glistening metal...
These fortunate passengers have before them a smoother, over-weather flight o their destination at speeds of over 300 miles an hour heretofore achieved only by the swiftest military or experimental racing planes. In addition to performance that...
These fortunate passengers have before them a smoother, over-weather flight o their destination at speeds of over 300 miles an hour heretofore achieved only by the swiftest military or experimental racing planes. In addition to performance that...
The success of the 1960 model Ford Falcon proved that America was ready for a compact car, a class of automobile that already had achieved wide popularity in Europe.
This complex equipment at the DuPont Company's Belle Works, Belle, West Virginia turns the chemical elements of coal, air and water into chemicals used by other DuPont plants as raw materials for the manufacture of nylon. Process improvements,...
Illumination of the sinus is achieved by the use of Lucite acrylic resin in this surgical instrument. Lucite conducts very little heat. It therefore is ideal for surgical purposes. This is one of many surgical instruments made from the plastic...
Out of an inexhaustible source of raw material- coal, air and water- chemists in recent years have been producing new and vitally important products for modern life. Among these are textiles, dyes, antifreeze solutions, perfume bases and plastics....
A lacquered steel cabinet for a young mans study shows the adaptability of this material in the modern home. The piece is strictly utilitarian yet its design is such that an attractive simplicity is achieved, the only decoration being a design...
Typed caption: A rich looking brocade of rayon, nylon and cotton in palest mauve is used by Jean Desses for this elegant bridal gown from his current Paris collection. This is one of the exceptionally luxurious fabrics so highly favored by Paris...
Typed caption: This long theater suit, because of the richness of its color and design, could be worn for the most formal occasions. It was designed day Bill Blass for Maurice Rentner in a delicious melon shade in Whelan's 100% nylon lace...
Written on back: "Setting #1 is a traditional living room which has been updated with today's fashionable colors. Architectural interest is achieved with walls panelled in antique pine from the house of the late Myron Taylor. The floor has been...
Written on back: "This small corner sitting area utilizes furnishings well-scaled to the space, incorporating a chaise lounge with English bamboo finish, an armchair, corner table and Oriental chest with brass hardware serving as a small cocktail...
Text from back of photo: 'While their sons and daughters occupy the public eye, mothers of famous personages are, for the most part, content to rest in comparative obscurity. Only when honors are bestowed upon their children by a worshipping...
Text from back of photo: 'While their sons and daughters occupy the public eye, mothers of famous personages are, for the most part, content to rest in comparative obscurity. Only when honors are bestowed upon their children by a worshipping...
Typed caption: "Problems of weight loss in vacuum, reactions to alternating hot and cold and toxicity under a variety of conditions determines the selection of many materials for NASA's Apollo spacecraft being built by engineers at North American's...
Typed caption: "This is inside the tunnel under Seymour Narrows which extended about 2,400 feet from Maud Island to a point under Ripple Rock, a massive underwater mountain. This age-old peril to navigation was destroyed on April 5, 1958, by the...
Caption text on photo: "Out of an inexhaustible source of raw materials – coal, air and water – chemists in recent years have been producing new and vitally important products for modern life. Among these are textiles, dyes, antifreeze...
Caption text: "The Sikorsky UH-60-A Black Hawk helicopter, a utility tactical transport designed to meet mission requirements for the U.S. Army, used about 160 pounds of "Kevlar" 49 aramid fibers in each craft. At least 80 pounds of weight savings...
