Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

Atomic revolution in the shipyards
97
Nuclear ships, Nuclear warships
Squaw valley prepares for the winter Olympics
106
Ewart Thomas, pseud STIMSON, Olympic Games, 1960 (Squaw Valley, Calif.)
Six-cylinder outboard motor packs 70 horsepower
115
Outboard motors
Weird things they do with heat!
116
Fred Hess, Selas Corporation of America, Heat
Air traffic school
122
United States Civil Aeronautics Administration, Aviation (Study and teaching)
T's a big bird now
178
Automobiles
Will success spoil Volswagen?
180
Automobile industry (Germany (West))
How a professional recores an auto radiator
185
Automobiles (Radiators, Maintenance and repair)
Do-it-yourself auto-body repair
189
Automobiles (Maintenance and repair)
Fold-away sewing center
193
Sewing rooms

First atom power plant gets nuclear furnace: Shippingport, Pa
126
Nuclear power plants
Cheetah, world's fastest animal?
128
Animal locomotion (Speed), Cheetahs
Why burglars can't win
134
Burglar alarms, Burglary and burglars
Saga of the USS Princeton
140
Robert Field Stockton; 1795-1866, Warships
Is population outgrowing the world?
143
Overpopulation
America's most significant cars
144
Automobiles (History)
How well do you know the '58 cars?
155
Automobiles (Identification)
Imports: climbing sales
162
Automobiles, Foreign
1958 specifications
165
Automobiles (Statistics)
This year's crop of engines
167
Automobile engines
One and a-half car family
170
Automobiles, Foreign
Dictionary of the automobile stylist
172
Automobiles (Terminology)
Which grade of gas is best for your car?
174
Gasoline
You will be proud of these power tools
198
Machine tools
How to work with hardboard
203
Fiberboard
Drying oven for hobbywork
208
Drying equipment
One for your scrapbook
211
Book covers
Stay-level rocking horse
214
Toys
First aid for your trophies
217
Trophies, Sport
Cardboard stereo viewer
218
Stereoscopes
Motorized wheelbarrow converts to sprayer
221
Spraying equipment, Wheelbarrows
Finish that shop project with a pad sander
227
Sanding and sanding equipment
Hand taps are precision tools
234
Taps and dies
Four handy shop hints
239
Machine shops
Servicing engine ignition systems electronically
245
Gas and oil engines (Ignition)

Common terms and phrases