VIII 



YOUR NEW SERVANTS: THE 

 ELECTRONIC "WATCHMEN" 



THE SCIENCE of electronics is the open-sesame to the doors of 

 a miracle world. To date it has opened the door to the won- 

 ders of radio, sound moving pictures, and a great number of 

 aids of which we are scarcely yet aware. In the world of 

 tomorrow the electronic "watchmen" will protect your chil- 

 dren from the prowling marauder and also from the deadly 

 virus of infantile paralysis and other diseases that we have not 

 yet conquered. A billion electronic "traffic policemen" will 

 stand guard night and day to apprehend the speeding motor- 

 ist and stop him at the next intersection, thereby reducing the 

 hazards of driving. Thousands upon thousands of factory 

 workers will be freed from the deadly monotony and fatigue 

 of the assembly line while electronic "workmen" watch the 

 presses, the conveyor belts, and the machinery; they will do 

 all the checking, wrapping, sorting, packing, and counting in 

 the future. 



In the home there will be more than a dozen swift, silent 

 electronic "maids" at the beck and call of the homemaker, 

 freeing her from the drudgery of housekeeping. So far it has 

 been possible to develop electronic robots for almost every 

 imaginable task and a good many that most of us would not 

 imagine. 



The war, which of necessity has stopped production and 

 development in many fields, has given a tremendous accelera- 

 tion to the development of all things electronic. Mass pro- 

 duction of electronic equipment has increased by fantastic 



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