1944 metallurgy supercharger - photo

[Jon]

1944 metallurgy supercharger. I'm not exactly sure what a metallurgy supercharger is. The full title on this photo from the Glenn Research Center is "PUBLICITY ON METALLURGY SUPERCHARGER, ETC." Original source is here: https://archive.org/details/C-1944-3811

Fullsize image: https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...r_fullsize.jpg

[wesser1]

I think that's a picture of an electron microscope. Here is an image of a very similar looking machine that's described as an electron microscope:

https://www.amazon.com/Scientists-El.../dp/B00KEBP0XC

What that has to do with a supercharger I have no idea...

[drmico60]

This is an early transmission electron microscope. These microscopes permitted detailed examination if very thin metal specimens to determine their crystal structure, defects and to image dislocations etc.

[nova_robotics]

That supercharger is probably something like the new Porsche Taycan Turbo. That would be the completely electric car that's branded as being a "turbo." i.e. BS that sounds good.

[clavius]

If you google "metallurgy supercharger" one of the links that comes up is this one of old NASA publicity photos:

PUBLICITY ON METALLURGY SUPERCHARGER, ETC. - NASA Image eXchange Collection

which looks like it could be part of a supercharger or turbocharger. The heading on the photo says: "PUBLICITY ON METALLURGY SUPERCHARGER, ETC." which makes me suspect that this and the photo above were possibly part of a set of publicity photos and that there was supposed to be a comma between METALLURGY and SUPERCHARGER.

At least that's my guess. Could be completely wrong. But as they say "That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!"