VINTAGE ADS, STORIES AND IDEAS!

December 1978

POPULAR SCIENCE

Cover:

What are we going to do about

NUCLEAR WASTE?

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Pedaling for £100,000

How MacCready designed his new plane

to fly the Channel

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ELECTRONIC GAMES that amuse, challenge,

and outwit you

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Underground solar house

Computerized microwave ovens

Carb rebuilding – do it right

Contents:

CARS AND DRIVING

• PS car test: three luxury imports – comfort plus performance
• Rent-a-bay – coming trend in d.i.y. auto repair?
• Carb rebuilding – tips on how to do it right
• Six ways to winterize your car

ENERGY NEWS

• Energy adventure: solar window
• Princeton tokamak heats up the race for fusion power
• Hydrogen bus heats garage
• What are we going to do about nuclear waste?
• Heat-pump water heater

NEW PRODUCTS AND INVENTIONS

• Escape sleeve: slide to safety
• Lighter-than-air glass balloons
• Watch has liquid-crystal hands
• Air-cushion people mover

SPACE AND AVIATION

• How MacCready designed his new plane to fly the Channel

HOME AND YARD

• New standby generator runs your home during power failures
• Now: computerized cooking with microwave ovens
• PS leisure-home plan: underground solar house
• Under-eaves work center makes the most of attic space
• Utility storage – clean a work area
• Outside venting trims fuel bills
• Move air with a ceiling fan

ELECTRONICS

• Electronic games that amuse, challenge, and outwit you

WHAT’S NEW DIGEST

• Indoor sodium lamps
• Barge chills LPG
• Hybrid tractor
• What’s New in Boating
• What’s New in Tools
• What’s New in Home Improvement
• What’s New in Electronics
• What’s New for Your Car

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

• Precision is easy with these tips for shop accuracy
• Lathe duplicator makes ‘clones’ in your shop
• How to use the outside micrometer

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Zoom lenses – they’re coming closer to do-everything design

Magazine appears to be complete*. Front cover has partial address label. Pages have yellowed. Overall, in VERY GOOD condition.

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