Popular Science L-8-5

Popular Science L-8-5 (1949)

June 17th, 19490h 8min

Documentary
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Gigantic machine combs beach in southern California and retrieves articles lost in sand; synthetic gems made by new chemical process; aviation school holds classes in grounded transport plane; how seaweed is processed for scientific use.


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