Scientific American Magazine - Special Edition - Changing Earth 2005
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 brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
Scientific American (informally abbreviated to "SciAm") had a monthly circulation of roughly 555,000 US and 90,000 international as of December 2005.
[1] 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. Now, however, the publication is aimed at educated general readers who are interested in scientific issues. The magazine
American Scientist
covers similar ground but at a level more suitable for the professional science audience, similar to the older style of Scientific American.
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COVER: The New Action Heroes - The New York City mayor and California's governor are doing the things that gridlocked Washington won't
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The Courage Primary - In this election, Americans are in a serious mood, wanting courage from their candidates. Columnist Joe Klein offers five ways to judge whether they have any
• WORLD:
The Enemy's New Tools in Iraq - A TIME investigation reveals how Iraqi militants are devising innovative ways to make the war more deadly for U.S. troops
• HEALTH & MEDICINE:
The Cancer Test - Exposing a growing tumor's secrets may be as simple as drawing blood--and that can save lives
Scientific American Magazine - Special Edition - Frontiers of Physics.2006
Scientific American is a popular-sciencemagazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
Scientific American (informally abbreviated to "SciAm") had a monthly circulation of roughly 555,000 US and 90,000 international as of December 2005
. It is a well-respected publication despite not being a peer-reviewedscientific 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. Now, however, the publication is aimed at educated general readers who are interested in scientific issues. The magazine American Scientistcovers similar ground but at a level more suitable for the professional science audience, similar to the older style of
Scientific American
Scientific American Magazine.July 2006
Scientific American is a popular-sciencemagazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
Scientific American (informally abbreviated to "
SciAm") had a monthly circulation of roughly 555,000 US and 90,000 international as of December 2005.[1] It is a well-respected publication despite not being a peer-reviewedscientific 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. Now, however, the publication is aimed at educated general readers who are interested in scientific issues. The magazine
American Scientist covers similar ground but at a level more suitable for the professional science audience, similar to the older style of Scientific American
TIME Magazine July 23, 2007 Vol. 170 No. 4
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COVER: Leveling the Praying Field - The Democratic front runners are leading their party's crusade to win over religious voters
• HEALTH & MEDICINE:
Getting Credit for Saving Trees - Forest cover is a natural defense against global warming. Let's pay to preserve it
• TECHNOLOGY/SPACE:
The Slow-Motion Space Mission - The Dawn probe may be the feeblest spacecraft NASA's ever built, but it may usher in a new age of ultraefficient space travel
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:
What Would William Read? - Writers reveal their guilty summer pleasures