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My geeky side is excited! They have released their 137 years worth of archives for browsing free of charge with the help of Google. What's very interesting is if you search a year then look at the old articles out around then. The pages of Popular Science have been scanned so you get the images too.
http://www.popsci.com/archives
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I think the old ads are just as interesting as the articles! Just for fun, look up terms like smoking and see how attitudes have changed.
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I love the artwork! That spacepod thing on the left is very cool. Those were the days when a real person did the art, not a computer. Computer generated images make it all so easy now. I bet Picasso would never have used Photoshop. Thanks, cheapncheerful! :)
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These would be a fantastic resource for homeschooling too. The history of science is right there.
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Oh no, more reasons to stay online....PS is one of my favs thanks a bunch cookiefan for this link. I could take a week just checking out all of the old ads!
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As if we need any more reasons too LOL. Thanks from me too, cookie! :)
The 1947 "how to choose a washer" story is a great read. Be glad you're living in the era of very modern and easy to use conveniences!
http://www.popsci.com/archive-viewer?id=jiQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=121&query=washer
Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
- Samuel Johnson