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Scientific American is one of the oldest and most serious popular-science magazines. Founded by Rufus Porter , Scientific American has been published monthly since August 28, 1845.

Among science periodicals, Scientific American (informally abbreviated to "Sciam") is the most widely read, bringing authoritatively written articles about highly new and innovative research, to the amateur and layman audience. Whilst a well-respected magazine, it is not a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the sense of Nature or Communications of the ACM; rather, it is a forum where scientific discoveries are explained to a wider audience—often including scientists working in unrelated fields.

Throughout its early years Scientific American put much emphasis on reports of what was going on at the US patent office. It reported on a broad range of inventions that includes perpetual motion machines, a 1849 device for buoying vessels by one Abraham Lincoln, and the universal joint which now finds place in nearly every automobile manufactured. Any issue from the 19th century gives a fascinating insight into the progress of the industrial revolution in that time. Current issues feature a "this date in history" section, featuring an article originally published 50, 100, and 150 years ago—where often-humorous, un-scientific, or otherwise noteworthy gems of science history are featured.

Gerard PielGerard Piel ( 1 March, 1915- September 7, 2004) was a pioneer in science journalism. He bought the magazine Scientific American in 1947 and became its chairman in 1980. In 1986 he became the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Sci, one of the most famous publishers of Sciam, recently passed away.

1 First issue

It originally styled itself "The Advocate of Industry and Enterprise" and "Journal of Mechanical and other Improvements". On the front page of the first issue was the engraving of "Improved Rail-Road Cars". The commentary under the illustration gives the flavour of its style at the time:

"There is, perhaps no mechanical subject, in which improvement has advanced so rapidly, within the last ten years, as that of railroad passenger cars. Let any person contrast the awkward and uncouth cars of '35 with the superbly splendid long cars now running on several of the eastern roads, and he will find it difficult to convey to a third party, a correct idea of the vast extent of improvement. Some of the most elegant cars of this class, and which are of a capacity to accommodate from sixty to eighty passengers, and run with a steadiness hardly equalled by a steamboat in still water, are manufactured by Davenport & Bridges, at their establishment in Cambridgeport, Mass. The manufacturers have recently introduced a variety of excellent improvements in the construction of trucks, springs, and connections, which are calculated to avoid atmospheric resistance, secure safety and convenience, and contribute ease and comfort to passengers, while flying at the rate of 30 or 40 miles per hour."

Also in the first issue is commentary on Signor Muzio Muzzi 's proposed device for aerial navigation.

2 Other

Scientific American published an encyclopediaEncyclopaedia Britannica An encyclopedia (alternatively encyclopaedia is a written compendium of human knowledge. The term comes from the Greek words , enkyklios paideia ("in a circle of instruction"). From , circuit shaped from circuit and , meaning inst called The AmericanaThe Americana is an encyclopedia, or "Universal Reference Library", published by Scientific American magazine between 1903 and 1906. Its editor-in-chief was Frederick Converse Beach. See also: list of encyclopedias Americana, The Americana, The Copyright in the early 1900sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s Years: 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Events and Trends Technology Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first doc.

Notable achievements and features have included:

Martin GardnerMartin Gardner (born October 21, 1914) is an American recreational mathematician and author of the long-running but now discontinued Mathematical Games' column in Scientific American. Interests and writings Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Martin Gardner more or's Mathematical Games column
The Amateur ScientistFrom 1928 until 2001, Scientific American magazine published a monthly column entitled The Amateur Scientist . In its pages were presented over one thousand science projects from almost every field of science. Project authors were both professional and am column

Scientific American also produces a TV program on the PBS channel called Scientific American Frontiers.

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