Popular Science Frees Its 137-Year Archives

DesScorp writes "Popular Science magazine has scanned every issue they've ever produced, and posted the archives at their website, at no charge. 'We've partnered with Google to offer our entire 137-year archive for free browsing. Each issue appears just as it did at its original time of publication, complete with period advertisements. It's an amazing resource that beautifully encapsulates our ongoing fascination with the future, and science and technology's incredible potential to improve our lives. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.'" First search: the history of the flying car.

Comments

Kudos to them

[mangu]

This makes me seriously consider getting a subscription to their dead tree version again.

Foresight

[TheMeuge]

This shows good sense on the part of the publications' editors and executives. There isn't much market for 130 past years of Popular Science. Bandwidth is cheap. Certainly making this move will get them brownie points. Brownie points mean good press. Brownie points mean more hits on their site... as does the actual archive. More hits on their website + good public image = guaranteed increase in subscriptions. Everyone wins.

Re:Sudden outbreak of common sense

[maxume]

It is popular media, not organized science.

Re:LIFE Magazine Also?

[spydabyte]

LIFE already did: http://books.google.com/books/serial/7FQEAAAAMBAJ?rview=1

Oh and here's the best view for all the Popular Science "Books": http://books.google.com/books/serial/CzwEAAAAMBAJ?rview=1

You already have downloaded them.

[John Hasler]

> It'd be nice if you could download them.

If you are viewing them you already have downloaded them: they're right there on your computer. You just haven't figured out how to save them to disk.