The Sciences
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
Stories by Daniel C. Schlenoff
The Sciences
The Panama Canal [Slide Show]
August 1914–August 2014
The Sciences
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
The Sciences
The First World War
A Centennial Commemoration
The Sciences
Tool-Making Chimps; Peaceful Competition in Europe
The Sciences
The Science and Art of Electricity, 1914 [Slide Show]
Illuminating insights into electricity from a century ago from the Archive of Scientific American
The Sciences
The Science and Art of Electricity, 1914 [Slide Show]
Illuminating insights into electricity from a century ago from the Archive of Scientific American
The Sciences
Supersonic Aircraft for Transport, 1964
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
Boating for Leisure, 1914 [Slide Show]
Luxury liners and pleasure boats from a century ago in the Scientific American Archives
The Sciences
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 Sciences
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 Sciences
Exploring Nature in 1914 [Slide Show]
A short trip down the natural history corridor of the Scientific American Archives from a century ago
The Sciences
Exploring Nature [Slide Show]
A short trip down the natural history corridor of the Scientific American Archives from a century ago
The Sciences
100 Years Ago: A New Look at Ancient Art
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
The Age of Steel: Mass Production of Metal Builds an Infrastructure
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Tech
Steel: The Backbone of Modernity, 1914 [Slide Show]
These images show how the world of a century ago depended on steel
Tech
Steel: The Backbone of Modernity, 1914 [Slide Show]
These images show how the world of a century ago depended on steel
Tech
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 Sciences
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Wright Brothers in the News Again, 1914
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
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
