Tech
Aerostats in 1912: A Look in Scientific American's Archives [Slide Show]
Images of lighter-than-air technology from a century ago, two years before World War I broke out in Europe
Stories by Daniel C. Schlenoff
The Sciences
100 Years Ago: Lighter Than Air
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Tech
Warfare in 1912: A Look in Scientific American's Archives [Slide Show]
Images of weapons technology from a century ago, two years before World War I broke out in Europe
The Sciences
100 Years Ago: Vickers Machine Gun
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
50 Years Ago: Bottling the Atomic Incubus
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Tech
Aviation in 1912: A Look Back in Scientific American's Archives [Slide Show]
The possibilities and promise of the nascent science and art of flight seized the imaginations of inventors and public. Here are some images from our magazine from a century ago
Policy & Ethics
Amundsen Becomes First to Reach South Pole, December 14, 1911
Under the command of Roald Amundsen, the South Pole was discovered 100 years ago
The Sciences
100 Years Ago: Presidential Letter
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
150 Years Ago: Ghost Photo
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
50 Years Ago: Is Bad Air Bad?
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
50 Years Ago: Nerve Cells Talking
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Tech
Mechanical Advertising Novelties from 1911 [Slide Show]
From Scientific American, September 30, 1911
The Sciences
100 Years Ago: Opium Toll
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Health
100 Years Ago: Cancer's Roots
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
100 Years Ago: Science of the Unfit
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Cosmonaut, Doubts on Airplanes and War Fervor
Articles from the Scientific American archive
The Sciences
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: Tiling, Race to the South Pole and Caesium
Articles from the Scientific American archive
The Sciences
150 Years Ago: Drudgery of the Needle
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
50 Years Ago: Protein Structure
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
The Sciences
100 Years Ago: Edison's Battery
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
