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On August 28, 1845, Scientific American magazine published its first issue. An excerpt from the article:
"Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It specializes in bringing articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
It is a well-respected publication despite not being a peer-reviewed scientific journal, such as Nature; rather, it is a forum where scientific theories and discoveries are explained to a wider audience. In the past, scientists interested in fields outside their own areas of expertise made up the magazine's target audience. In more recent times, however, the publication has aimed at educated general readers who are interested in scientific issues. In this way, it provides a valuable service to society, educating and informing those who have an interest in scientific innovation and development but lacking the expertise to comprehend more scholarly accounts. Nevertheless, the publication has come under criticism for bias, and those in authority are challenged to maintain a sufficiently objective stance when selecting and editing articles for publication, so as to represent the diversity of opinion within the scientific community."
"Scientific American is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It specializes in bringing articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
It is a well-respected publication despite not being a peer-reviewed scientific journal, such as Nature; rather, it is a forum where scientific theories and discoveries are explained to a wider audience. In the past, scientists interested in fields outside their own areas of expertise made up the magazine's target audience. In more recent times, however, the publication has aimed at educated general readers who are interested in scientific issues. In this way, it provides a valuable service to society, educating and informing those who have an interest in scientific innovation and development but lacking the expertise to comprehend more scholarly accounts. Nevertheless, the publication has come under criticism for bias, and those in authority are challenged to maintain a sufficiently objective stance when selecting and editing articles for publication, so as to represent the diversity of opinion within the scientific community."
Scientific American - New World Encyclopedia
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Science is indeed the most credible of human theory. Yet, time continues to provide more insight. Galileo spent the end of his life in exile in his home because his theory, which we now know is true, was not in agreement with the theories of the time. The knowledge of fetus development is different today in comparison with the time of Roe-v-Wade. My own visions of right and wrong could be in question as well. See what you think? "If everyone does it, what happens to the world?" If everyone drives drunk? If everyone were gay? If everyone aborted babies?
I'm a simple man as you can see.
I'm a simple man as you can see.
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I've always viewed mags of this type as invaluable to me throughout my teen-years to the current day. I love technology and having an appreciation of it's promise. Education is a never-ending process and these publications give us all a shot, a glimpse of where we are and where we might be able to go.
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