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various Mexican copper ores by MR. VINCENT KELLEY, and a study of former gold-producing territory by MR. MAURICE DONNELLY. DR. RENE ENGEL and MR. BEN HOLZMAN have carried on tests as to the radioactive properties of local waters and common rocks. AERONAUTICS THE aeronautics department has been featured by the work of four men: DR. T HEODOR VON KARMAN, in general charge; DR. A. L. KLEIN, director of wind-tunnel research; DR. CLARK MILLIKAN, mathematics wizard; and MR. IRVING P. KICK, meteorologist. Streamlining of ultra- modern automobiles and airships, and new weather forecasting systems have been the main subjects of re- search. HYDRAULICS DR. VON KARMAN has shifted to the held of hydraulics to assist ROBERT T. KNAPP and ROBERT L. DAUGH- ERTY in pump tests being made for the Metropolitan Water District. VITO VANONI and PROFESSOR KNAPP have done much practical work on a large working model of Alamitos Bay, in connection With silt problems. Working with the United States Department of Agriculture, they have designed and tested run-off Eumes for reforestation work. FRANK HOLMES has been distin- guished during the past year because of his invention of a rotary air com- pressor and motor Which has many advantages over the usual reciprocat- ing piston type. 29 RESEARCH Frank B. Holme; Vito Vamom' and Dr. Knapp Dr. Knapp, Df. Daugherty, R. M. Peabody, Dr. Von Kmmmz
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RESEARCH Dr. Ramome Dr. Martel! E. L. Furlong Also, under the direction of DR. JOHN A. ANDERSON, parts of the mounting for the ZOO-inch mirror have been made in the astro-physics machine shop. A new process has been devised in which aluminum replaces silver as the coating for the large mirrors, with greatly improved reflecting effi- ciency. CIVIL ENGINEERS THE civil engineers, under the di- rection of FRANKLIN THOMAS, have carried on much vety valuable re- search during the past year. Espe- cially timely has been the work done on earthquake-proof structures. DR. ROMEO R. MARTELL, working in co- operation with the geology depart- 28 Dr. Ramome 2': an economic geolo- gixt and E. L. Furlong 2'5 cumtor 0f paleontology. ment, has studied the motion of earthquakes and their effects on vari- ous structures. Methods of construc- tion have been devised to render buildings less susceptible to earth movements. GEOLOGY IN GEOLOGY, work has been done on
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