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Science and technology magazines published in the United States

  • Wired (magazine)Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe launched Wired magazine in January 1993 from a loft space in the SoMa district of San Francisco.
  • Popular Astronomy (US magazine)The first issue of Popular Astronomy appeared in September 1893. This magazine emerged as a direct successor to The Sidereal Messenger, which had run from…
  • Discover (magazine)Leon Jaroff watched magazine sales climb whenever a science topic appeared on the cover of Time. He saw this pattern in 1971 and began pushing for a…
  • Astrobiology MagazineHelen Matsos launched Astrobiology Magazine in 1999 to connect scientists with everyday readers. She served as the chief editor and executive producer during…
  • SpaceNewsThe year 1989 marked the birth of SpaceNews under the banner of Army Times Publishing Company. This new publication entered a market where space was often…
  • Popular MechanicsHenry Haven Windsor launched Popular Mechanics on the 11th of January 1902 in Chicago. The first issue featured a large illustration of a technological…
  • Scientific AmericanRufus Porter released the first issue of Scientific American on the 28th of August 1845. This four-page weekly newspaper appeared in New York City at a time…
  • Smithsonian (magazine)Edward K. Thompson, the retired editor of Life magazine, received a request from S. Dillon Ripley in 1970 to create a new publication for the Smithsonian…
  • Astronomy (magazine)Stephen A. Walther launched the first issue of Astronomy magazine in August 1973 from a small office near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • MIT Technology ReviewThe Technology Review first appeared in January 1899 as a quarterly magazine published by the Association of Class Secretaries at the Massachusetts Institute…
  • Physics TodayPhysics Today arrived on newsstands in May 1948 as a membership magazine for the American Institute of Physics. The first issue went directly to members of…
  • Skeptical InquirerThe magazine began as The Zetetic, a title drawn from Greek words meaning skeptical seeker. Marcello Truzzi edited the first issues with a vision that…
  • IEEE SpectrumJanuary 1964 marked the birth of IEEE Spectrum. This new magazine replaced Electrical Engineering as the flagship publication for the Institute of Electrical…
  • National GeographicThe first issue of The National Geographic Magazine appeared on the 22nd of September 1888. Gardiner Greene Hubbard wrote an introductory address for that…