Popular Science.

Duration: 1 reel

Year Published: 1939

Format: 35mm

Sound: sound

Complete Record: POPULAR SCIENCE. Paramount Pictures, Inc., c1939–49. 1 reel each, sd., 35mm. © Paramount Pictures, Inc. Credits: Writers, Gayne Whitman, Walter Anthony, George Brandt; narrators, Gayne Whitman, Van Des Autels. J9–3. © 15Dec39; MP9854. J9–4. © 16Feb40; MP9982. J9–5. © 26Apr40; MP10185. J9–6. © 28Jun40; MP10313. J0–1. © 6Sep40; MP10455. J0–2. © 1Nov40; MP10592. J0–3. © 20Dec40; MP10679. J0–4. © 21Feb41; MP10865. J0–5. © 2May41; MP11114. J0–6. © 4Jul41; MP11307. J1–1. © 19Sep41; MP11574. J1–2. © 7Nov41; MP12031. J1–3. © 30Jan42; MP13412. J1–4. © 3Apr42; MP12347. J1–5. © 12Jun42; MP12586. J1–6. © 31Jul42; MP12730. J2–1. © 2Oct42; MP12892. J2–2. © 27Nov42; MP13067. J2–3. © 5Feb43; MP13246. J2–4. © 5Apr43; MP13446. J2–5. © 11Jun43; MP13656. J2–6. © 6Aug43; MP13870. J3–1. © 15Oct43; MP14104. J3–2. © 10Dec43; MP14360. J3–3. © 25Feb44; MP14554. J3–4. © 31Mar44; MP14823. J3–5. © 12Jun44; MP14964. J3–6. © 4Aug44; MP15090. J4–1. © 6Oct44; MP15404. J4–2. © 22Dec44; MP15502. J4–3. © 16Feb45; MP15653. J4–4. © 6Apr45; MP15808. J4–5. © 1Jun45; MP16014. J4–6. © 10Aug45; MP16234. J5–1. © 12Oct45; MP16469. J5–2. © 7Dec45; MP16592. J5–3. © 8Feb46; MP273. J5–4. © 8Apr46; MP513. J5–5. © 21Jun46; MP712. J5–6. © 16Aug46; MP979. J6–1. © 11Oct46; MP1180. J6–2. © 27Dec46; MP1480. J6–3. © 28Feb47; MP1737. J6–4. © 4Apr47; MP1894. J6–5. Moon Rocket. After a brief reference to an electric toothbrush and other minor inventions, the film shows how V–2 rockets, equipped with recording devices, aid man in learning about the ionosphere 100 miles above the earth. © 31May47; MP2632. J6–6. Twentieth Century Vikings. © 25Jul47; MP2214. J7–1. Radar Fishermen. © 17Oct47; MP2390. J7–2. Desert Destroyers. The raising of oysters near Conway Castle, Wales; the household devices invented by Mr. W. J. Haynes of Kansas City; and the testing of airborne rockets at the Inyokern Naval Ordnance Test Station in the Mojave Desert. © 26Dec47; MP2590. J7–3. Streamlined luxury. New kitchen appliances; apparatus for testing landing gear and brakes of airplanes; new machines for harvesting and canning pineapple in Hawaii; and a train that is the forerunner of our trains of tomorrow. © 20Feb48; MP2731. J7–4. Fog Fighters. The making of Johansson gage blocks at Eskilstuna, Sweden; the scientific barber shop at Westwood Village, California; and the new methods used to assure safe landings of planes in fog at Arcata, California. © 2Apr48; MP2851. J7–5. The Big Eye. The gigantic telescope and 200–inch mirror at Mt. Palomar, Calif. Shots of two new types of cars that show the influence of aircraft construction methods. © 21May48; MP3005. J7–6. The Flying Wing. Demonstrates scientific marvels of the present day. Partially pre-cooked food eliminates drudgery for mother; a "mechanical brain" at UCLA does arithmetic for aeronautical engineers; and the new Flying Wing jet plane demolishes distance for travellers. © 6Aug48; MP3349. J8–1. Solar Secrets. Kitchen appliances, including an air conditioner and an electronic range, are demonstrated. A mechanical whirlwind turns soil on a Texas farm. A New York girl creates dolls who resemble their "mothers." Fred MacMurray demonstrates exercise devices at Bing Crosby's Research Foundation. In Colorado, scientists study solar secrets by means of a total solar eclipse made to order. © 24Dec48; MP3649. J8–2. The Stocking Yarn. Shows the David Taylor Model Basin near Washington, D. C., where the Navy conducts scientific experiments on model ships and planes; shows the rose gardens of Tyler, Texas, from which flowers are shipped to all parts of the country; and traces the history of the knitting of stockings from the time of Queen Elizabeth to the present. © 4Feb49; MP3798. J8–3. White Magic. Shows the processing of gypsum and demonstrates the varied uses of the mineral. A new method for creating Photoware is developed. "Hot rod" enthusiasts compete in home-built racing cars at El Mirage Dry Lake. © 1Apr49 (in notice: 1948); MP3959. J8–4. Air Force Fire Fighters. In Illinois, Arthur Hammerstein, retired, becomes a successful inventor of household gadgets; in Chile, the tunnels of a coal mine extend a thousand miles under the ocean's floor; in Peoria, Illinois, the Department of Agriculture converts corncobs into liquid motor fuel; at Lowry Base in Denver, the Air Force personnel is trained in structural firefighting and aircraft crash rescue work. © 29Apr49 (in notice: 1948); MP4034. J8–5. Seaweed Science. Demonstrates how a ten-ten scientific beachcomber cleans a sandy beach; shows how synthetic gems are produced; shows how children are taught aviation sciences at Weed Patch, Calif.; and shows how seaweed is gathered off the coast of Florida and processed for agar. © 17Jun49; MP4265. J8–6. Talking Turkey. Shows the mechanical bucking horse used to teach beginners at the ranch of Bill Pace; demonstrates machinery used for improved soil tillage methods; demonstrates a new paint which defies flames; and shows how methods for production of turkeys have been improved by science. © 19Aug49; MP4514.