1973
hydrogen power
“The basic dilemma represented by the so-called ‘world energy crisis’ can be stated simply as follows: the planet’s non-renewable fossil fuel reserves will inevitably be depleted, and in any case, the planet’s natural environment cannot readily absorb the by-products of fossil fuels. – In more Consume fuel at a high rate without suffering unacceptable levels of pollution. Major categories of energy consumption such as transport, space heating and heavy industrial processes are largely supplied by fossil fuels. If the future “energy gap” is to be filled with nuclear energy in the form of electricity, The U.S. would then be very far on the path to becoming an “all-electric economy. Nuclear power could be indirectly harnessed to produce a synthetic secondary fuel that is cheaper and easier to use than electricity in many large-scale applications: hydrogen.”
Category University
“Although the amount of covert government research conducted at American universities has declined dramatically over the past decade, in part due to student and faculty protests, many large institutions, primarily state universities, have continued to conduct classified programs. In the 1972 fiscal In 2019, the Department of Defense awarded at least 29 classified contracts with universities, not counting contracts for work done at off-campus facilities. Of those contracts, 12 were with two institutions: the University of Texas and the University of Michigan.”
1923
cheerful taxpayer
“In Thebes, the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, archaeologists at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a papyrus of Democracy, or Common Language, that fills in a historical gap from 309 BC to 246 BC. This period includes the Ptolemaic The reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus, who was very successful in imposing heavy taxes with the least amount of harm and discontent. Since these manuscripts deal primarily with financial matters, our own Ptolemy family may learn from them how to To build a nation of giving at heart.”
heat with shale oil
“Reports from Sweden state that peat briquettes impregnated with shale oil are good substitutes for coal. The impregnation process consists only of mixing peat powder with 10% by weight of shale oil and then briquetting. The price of such briquettes is said to be It is one-half of anthracite.”
1873
Sewing Machine Monopoly
“The sewing machine ring of Singer, Howe, Grover & Baker, and Wheeler & Wilson Companies failed to get our last Congress to approve their modest attempt to extend their overgrown and unjust monopoly for another seven years. So they will redouble their efforts , in the coming spring, will not hesitate to exert any political or pecuniary influence to compel the adoption of this work by the Forty-Second Congress. The patent has expired and requires a third term, for ” If the present measure is passed, the owners will once again rule the entire sewing-machine industry. Thousands of inventors, who devise improvements of great utility, are at the mercy of this ring, which may put They drive them off the market and deprive the public of quality machines at cheaper prices.”
alcohol in moss
“In the northern Russian government, a large amount of alcohol is produced from the mosses and lichens that grow in abundance there. This new industry originated in Sweden and was subsequently introduced to Finland. At the recent Industrial Fair in Moscow, several large breweries exhibited With this wine, manufacturers in Germany, France and the UK speak highly of its quality.”
