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
Stories by Daniel C. Schlenoff
The SciencesOctober 1, 2013
Stress and the Zulu in 1963; Motor Vehicles from 1913
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
TechnologyOctober 1, 2013
The Motor Vehicle in 1913: Images from the Archives of Scientific American [Slide Show]
A look at the transport machines developed for work and play a century ago
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2013
Disaster and Safety: Images from the Archives of Scientific American [Slide Show]
The reports on these disasters also have the ultimate goal of preventing their recurrence
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2013
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: The News on Aviation Pioneer Igor Sikorsky
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesAugust 1, 2013
100 Years Ago: Tsetse Fly Breeds Ruin
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesAugust 1, 2013
Agriculture and Invention in 1863: Handy Machines from the Archives of Scientific American [Slide Show]
These devices were designed to reduce the labor or increase the profit of farming
The SciencesJuly 1, 2013
150 Years Ago: Sleep Technology
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesJuly 1, 2013
Snapshots of Military Science from 1913, a Year before World War I [Slide Show]
Nations raced to gain an advantage with new technology and better armaments
The SciencesJune 13, 2013
Connecticut Proclaims Gustave Whitehead Flew before the Wright Brothers
Legislature tries to rewrite history and proclaims Bridgeport resident Gustave Whitehead as first in flight
TechnologyJune 1, 2013
Ships and Submarines, 1913: Images from Scientific American’s Archives [Slide Show]
The state of the art in civilian and military nautical technology, from the year before World War I broke out in Europe
TechnologyJune 1, 2013
150 Years Ago: Camera before Film
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesMay 1, 2013
Communicating with Pheromones
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
May 1, 2013
A Look at Manufacturing over the Years, 1790-1982 [Slide Show]
Images from the Archives of Scientific American
The SciencesApril 1, 2013
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Continental Drift
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesMarch 18, 2013
Dr. David Livingstone, a Bicentenary
Scientist, explorer, missionary, humanitarian, 19 March 1813–1 May 1873
The SciencesMarch 1, 2013
The Age of Anxiety, 1963
TechnologyMarch 1, 2013
Inventions of War in 1863: Images from Scientific American's Archives [Slide Show]
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2013
Aviation in 1913: Images from Scientific American's Archives [Slide Show]
A look at the state of flight in 1913 from the archives of Scientific American
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2013
The News on Aviation from 1913
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
TechnologyJanuary 31, 2013
Grand Central Terminal: The Centenary. A Look Back in Scientific American's Archives [Slide Show]
The new railroad terminal was heralded as the "Gateway to America's Greatest City" when it opened on February 1, 1913
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2013
Slavery: Notes from Scientific American's Archives on the "Peculiar Institution"
News and opinion on the institution of slavery made a few rare appearances in our pages before, during, and after the U.S. Civil War
January 1, 2013
The Sensational--and Fraudulent--Piltdown Man
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2013
The Future: A History of Prediction from the Archives of Scientific American
Futurology has always bounced around between common sense, nonsense and a healthy dose of wishful thinking