The SciencesFebruary 22, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: What's black and white and brown all over?
Stories by Mary Karmelek
In 1845 Scientific American magazine made its debut on newsstands and has continued to be published ever since. Now, Nature Publishing Group and Scientific American are working to digitize all past issues of the magazine. Mary Karmelek is in charge of checking over each issue, and in the process she uncovers fascinating, captivating and humorous material buried in the yellowed pages of our past. In this blog she shares the highlights of her discoveries. Additional archival material appears every month in our 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago column.
February 18, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Map-making on wheels
TechnologyFebruary 15, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Happy 95th anniversary to...Electrical Prosperity Week!
The SciencesFebruary 11, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Finding beauty in all of this snow
The SciencesFebruary 8, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: All clean on the Western Front
February 4, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: The key to sorting mail
TechnologyFebruary 1, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: A ride fit for a shah
January 28, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Relief for writers
The SciencesJanuary 25, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: When zookeepers looked like doormen
January 21, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Bad news for sneak thieves, porch climbers and window workers
HealthJanuary 18, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Diesel milk
The SciencesJanuary 14, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Taking On the Monocle Problem
HealthJanuary 11, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: Bed bugs are vintage, and vintage is in
The SciencesJanuary 7, 2011
Anecdotes from the Archive: From the basement to the blog
The SciencesAugust 5, 2010
A Visual History of Science, from the Pages of Scientific American [Slide Show]
This month, we turn 165 years old! To celebrate, we document the march of progress as seen through the magazine, from 1845 to today