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Show . A DESERVED HONOR. Few Americans ever heard of Dr. Charles Guillaume, a French scientist, recently awarded a special medal by the British Physical society for the discovery of three important metal alloys. al-loys. Yet one of these, called platinite, is said to save nearly $5,000,000! annually an-nually in the manufacture of electric light bulbs. Another is elinvar, an improved alloy al-loy used in the manufacture of watch springs; while the third is invar, a nickle-steel product which is practically practical-ly free from expansion or contraction by change in temperature, therefore of great value in the manufacture of surveyor's tapes, clock pendulums and other articles requiring stability of length. Scientists like Dr. Guillaume are laboring constantly to adapt new forces and new materials to the service ser-vice of mankind, and the advance of civilization is due largely to their skill and patience. They are entitled to all the rewards and honors which may be bestowed upon them. |