PolicyApril 1, 2021
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: April 2021
Modern glass arrives; a canine workforce
Stories by Dan Schlenoff
Dan Schlenoff was a contributing editor at Scientific American and edited the 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago column for one seventh of the magazine's history.
EngineeringMarch 1, 2021
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: March 2021
Lethal gas fights crime, 1921; baby energy powers cleaning, 1871
EngineeringFebruary 1, 2021
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2021
New computer architecture in 1971; multistage rocket theory in 1921
PolicyJanuary 1, 2021
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: January 2021
Huxley’s eloquence in 1871 and antievolution in 1971
PolicyDecember 1, 2020
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: December 2020
A Post Office patent in 1870 and in vitro progress in 1970
PolicyNovember 1, 2020
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: November 2020
Nuclear future, data on hurricanes, and machines replace muscle on the farm
EngineeringSeptember 1, 2020
September 2020: The Art and Science of Efficient Manufacturing
A look at the epitome of production, control of malaria and more proof for plate tectonics
PolicySeptember 1, 2020
Reckoning with Our Mistakes
Some of the cringiest articles in Scientific American’s history reveal bigger questions about scientific authority
PolicyNovember 11, 2018
Armistice Day: November 11, 1918, to November 11, 2018
“The war to end all wars” that had to be renamed “The First World War” ended 100 years ago
CultureMay 1, 2017
The Movies, 1917 [Slide Show]
PolicyApril 2, 2017
America Declares War on Germany, 1917
Scientific American archive shows submarine attacks were instrumental in pushing the U.S. into war
PolicyApril 1, 2017
Before America Joined the Great War
Editorials and Opinions from Scientific American, 1914–1917
EngineeringMarch 31, 2017
Fear of the Submarine, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 31, 1917
EngineeringMarch 24, 2017
Women Workers Fill the Factories, 1917
Reported by Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 24, 1917
EngineeringMarch 17, 2017
Command, Control, Communication, Electricity, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 17, 1917
EngineeringMarch 10, 2017
Medallions and the Dark Arts of Propaganda, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 10, 1917
EngineeringMarch 3, 2017
Naval Warfare: Theory and Ships, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 3, 1917
AerospaceMarch 1, 2017
Aviation in 1917: The State of the Industry and Science [Slide Show]
EngineeringFebruary 24, 2017
Cringeworthy Ideas for Trench Warfare, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: February 24, 1917
EngineeringFebruary 17, 2017
Italian Armaments Technology, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: February 17, 1917.
EngineeringFebruary 10, 2017
An Inside Look at a Propaganda Submarine, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: February 10, 1917
EngineeringFebruary 3, 2017
American Submarine Technology for Spain, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: February 3, 1917
EngineeringFebruary 1, 2017
The Grand Face of Public Architecture, 1867 [Slide Show]
Images from the Archive of Scientific American
EngineeringJanuary 27, 2017
Starvation and Propaganda as Weapons of War, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: January 27, 1917