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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.
The opening of the documents is welcome but not unprecidented. For example, there is a classic text called the negronomicon which was released into the wild, but reading it is not recommended because it causes insatiable urges to ingest fried chicken and malt liquor while shufflin' your feets and grabbing your crotch.