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Most people think of fuel as something that gives off heat when the carbon in it combines with oxygen from the air. Chemists have wider horizons. A fuel means any combination of substances that reacts chemically with a release of energy. The ingredient that "burns" may be a metal or a compound containing a metal. The "oxydizer" may be oxygen-rich, or it may have no oxygen at all. The test is the yield of propulsive energy, which scientists measure as "specific impulse...
...Neill, when with me, worked steadily and with increasing effectiveness. He seemed absorbedly interested in what he was trying to do. Because of his wider experience of life, he seemed a good deal older than most of the men in the course, although not really so in years...
...seemed a little aloof, though I never found him so personally. This, I think, came quite as much from a certain awe of him in his fellow-students because of his wider experience, as from any holding apart...
...will boost prices 3% to 5%) to redesign every car with the exception of the Cadillac. To win back its cherished lead, 1958's Chevrolet is all new from latticework grille to gently curving, lazy-S rear-fender lines; all cars are 9 in. longer, 4 in. wider, 2 in. lower, have optional air-suspension ride and a slight horsepower increase to 290 h.p. Two new models: a sporty Impala hardtop and a convertible, both with 280 h.p. to compete with Ford's Thunderbird. Pontiac is just as new, with revamped, rocket-ornamented body, double-barreled taillight...
...future, the U.S. car will probably not grow any longer, nor will it get much lower. But it will be wider and roomier, with better visibility and more safety features. It will also undoubtedly become more functional. The station wagon first started out as a farm carryall, then became a tricked-up luxury for the country-club set. But today, by wedding the sedan to the wagon, Detroit's stylists have given it a new function; they have turned out a handsome auto that can be used either to haul tomatoes to market or top hats to the opera...