The SciencesOctober 1, 2014
Evolution versus Creation; Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Stories by Daniel C. Schlenoff
TechnologyOctober 1, 2014
World War I: Naval Technology, 1914 [Slide Show]
A look at the science of naval warfare in the first year of the Great War
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2014
The Great War in Europe: A Look at World War I
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesJuly 15, 2014
A Comment on the Great War (aka the First World War, or World War I)
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesJuly 15, 2014
The Panama Canal [Slide Show]
August 1914–August 2014
The SciencesJuly 8, 2014
Scientific American Debunks Claim Gustave Whitehead Was "First in Flight"
It has been claimed (yet again) that Gustave Whitehead flew a powered, controlled airplane before the Wright brothers did
PolicyJuly 1, 2014
World War I
One hundred years ago Scientific American documented the First World War as it engulfed soldiers, civilians and industries
The SciencesJuly 1, 2014
Tool-Making Chimps; Peaceful Competition in Europe
The SciencesJuly 1, 2014
The First World War
A Centennial Commemoration
The SciencesJune 1, 2014
The Science and Art of Electricity, 1914 [Slide Show]
Illuminating insights into electricity from a century ago from the Archive of Scientific American
The SciencesJune 1, 2014
Supersonic Aircraft for Transport, 1964
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesMay 1, 2014
L.S.B. Leakey on the Distant Past; H. G. Wells on the Near Future
Innovation & discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesMay 1, 2014
Boating for Leisure, 1914 [Slide Show]
Luxury liners and pleasure boats from a century ago in the Scientific American Archives
April 1, 2014
50 Years Ago: Dyson on Detecting Alien Life
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesApril 1, 2014
Great Inventions from 1864 [Slide Show]
A brief look at some good ideas (and some not so good) from the Scientific American Archives of 150 years ago
The SciencesMarch 1, 2014
Exploring Nature [Slide Show]
A short trip down the natural history corridor of the Scientific American Archives from a century ago
March 1, 2014
100 Years Ago: A New Look at Ancient Art
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
TechnologyFebruary 1, 2014
Steel: The Backbone of Modernity, 1914 [Slide Show]
These images show how the world of a century ago depended on steel
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2014
The Age of Steel: Mass Production of Metal Builds an Infrastructure
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2014
Civilian Airplanes, 1914 [Slide Show]
Civilian Flight in 1914 was still a new business, riding hard on the heels of the latest innovations by inventors and tinkerers
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2014
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Wright Brothers in the News Again, 1914
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesDecember 1, 2013
Engineering and Water, 1913 [Slide Show]
Civilization needs water. Our skill in engineering ways to use it, contain it, or get rid of it is one of the foundations of our society
The SciencesDecember 1, 2013
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Engineering Brings Water to Los Angeles, 1913
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesNovember 1, 2013
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: The Greatest Inventions, up to 1913
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American