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

Return of the Zeppelin
29
Airships
Neon Lights
32
Automobiles, Foreign (Rating), Automobiles (Rating)
The Cable Box Powers Up
37
Set-top boxes (Television)
America's Challenge in Space
40
Project Apollo, Apollo 1 (Spacecraft), Space research
Why I Walked on the Moon
42
Project Apollo, Apollo 11 (Spacecraft), International Space Station
Inlay
64
Inlay
Basic Barbecue
69
Barbecue cooking (Equipment)
How to Install Clapboard Siding
76
Siding (Building)
Replacing Light Bulbs
84
Automobiles (Lighting)
What to Do when Your Battery Goes Dead
85
Automobile batteries (Maintenance and repair)

Saturn Revisited
46
Launch vehicles
Chevrolet Camaro
49
Automobiles
Towing the Line
52
Motor boats (Rating), Water skiing
Boot Camp
57
Boots
Picket Fences
60
Fences
High-definition TV's New Direction
90
High definition television
Beyond the Moon
96
Clementine satellites, Space flight to the moon, Space flight (Asteroid missions), Geographos (Asteroid)
Strips of Power
98
Lithium batteries (Charging)
Speed Rails and Bat Wings
102
Ocke Mannerfelt, Motor boats (Rating)

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