Popular Science and Popular Mechanics searchable archives on the web...

[carebear]

Popular Science and Popular Mechanics have put their entire archives online for free. See what was cutting edge a century ago...

http://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:01617370?rview=1&lr=&sa=N&start=270

http://books.google.com/books?rview=1&lr=&q=popular+mechanics



Just noticed this was mentioned in the "Nerds" thread. That's what I get for not coming around regularly.

 

[Fletch]

Cool Beans! Now the discoveries of Don Marshall, TV experimentalist, will be given their due at last.

Don attempts to pull in a signal, but all the TV stations have gone broke and left the air.
Ever resourceful, he draws a picture on the screen by hand and the demonstration is saved!
Pop Sci, April, 1932.

Could it be Chancellor Dollfuss?

 

[Rola]

A wonderful source of inspiration for some 1930s-style sci-fi flick! (something like Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) Thanks for the links!

I guess the second link should be:
http://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:00324558?rview=1&lr=&sa=N