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Science Comics #3
Science Comics #3 (May 1946) This anthology issue presents multiple science-themed stories alongside educational articles. Featured stories include "The Magic of the Electric Eye," depicting the testing of a new model aircraft with remote control apparatus; "What Made the Petrified Forest?"; "How Underwater Tunnels Are Constructed"; and "The Fascinating Story of How Planes Fly Without Pilots." The issue also contains an article titled "Science and" by Joseph discussing post-war technological advances in electronics, plastics, and television, including concepts like transport planes serving as television relay stations and early color television demonstrations. Additional content includes a historical narrative about Horace Wells and the development of anesthesia in medicine, crediting Dr. W.G.T. Morton and others who continued Wells's work.