Popular Science
Popular Science is an American monthly
magazine founded in 1872 carrying articles for the general reader on
science and
technology subjects. Popular Science is a general interest magazine with a focus on science and technology. Popular Science won ASME awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 and 2004 .
Encyclopedia
Popular Science is an American monthly
magazine founded in 1872 carrying articles for the general reader on
science and
technology subjects. Popular Science is a general interest magazine with a focus on science and technology. Popular Science won ASME awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 and 2004 .
Publication
Published by Time Inc., it is especially well known for its
What's New section, which highlights several recent advances in technology each month. Since March 2004, it also contains the highly-praised "How 2.0," which allows the average American to, for example, melt tungsten or customize
PDAs. As of March 2006, it has a newstand price of $3.99 in the US and $4.99 in Canada. The subscription cost per issue is between $0.91 and $1.33.
In the
1930s and
1940s,
Paramount Pictures produced a short subject series under the
Popular Science name based upon the style and tone of the magazine. The shorts, all one-reel in length, were shot exclusively in Cinecolor for many years.
Chief competitors of Popular Science are
Popular Mechanics,
Wired, and
Scientific American.
Content
- Technology
- News
- What's New
- Stories
- Dept.
Demographics
- Founded in 1872
- Circulation of 1.45 million subscribers
- A readership of more than seven million people.
- Gender breakdown 81% male, 19% female.
- The median age is 43.
- 85% of subscribers have a college degree, and 60% a postgraduate degree.
- Average subscriber household income of over $100,000.
Popular Science throughout the decades
See also
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