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Vintage Popular Science Magazine, 9 DVD Complete Set, 1872-1963, 1086 issue

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This is our complete set of Popular Science Magazines on one giant 9 DVD collection.  Great for students and historians alike.

 

 

Vintage Popular Science Magazine Collection
9 DVD SET
1872-1963
1086 total issues, 35 GB of data!

Popular Science (PopSci) is an American monthly magazine carrying popular science content, that is, articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. Popular Science has won over 58 awards, including the American Society of Magazine Editors awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 (for General Excellence) and 2004 (for Best Magazine Section). With roots beginning in 1872, PopSci has been translated into over 30 languages and goes out to at least 45 countries.

Popular Science Monthly was founded in May 1872 by Edward L. Youmans to disseminate scientific knowledge to the educated layman. Youmans had previously worked as an editor for the weekly Appleton's Journal and persuaded them to publish his new journal. Early issues were mostly reprints of English periodicals. The journal became an outlet for writings and ideas of Charles Darwin, Thomas Henry Huxley, Louis Pasteur, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, Thomas Edison, John Dewey and James McKeen Cattell. William Jay Youmans, Edward's brother, helped found Popular Science Monthly in 1872 and was an editor as well. He became editor-in-chief on Edward's death in 1887. The publisher, D. Appleton & Company, was forced for economic reasons to sell the journal in 1900.

James McKeen Cattell became the editor in 1900 and the publisher in 1901. Cattell had a background in academics and continued publishing articles for educated readers. By 1915 the readership was declining and publishing a science journal was a financial challenge. In a September 1915 editorial, Cattell related these difficulties to his readers and announced that the "Popular Science Monthly" name had been "transferred" to a group that wanted the name for a general audience magazine, a publication which fit the name better. The existing journal would continue the academic tradition as Scientific Monthly. Existing subscribers would remain subscribed under the new name. Scientific Monthly was published until 1958 when it was absorbed into Science.

The Modern Publishing Company acquired the Popular Science Monthly name. This company had purchased Electrician and Mechanic magazine in 1914 and over the next two years merged several magazines together into a science magazine for a general audience. The magazine had a series of name changes: Modern Electrics and Mechanics, Popular Electricity and Modern Mechanics, Modern Mechanics and finally World's Advance, before the publishers purchased the name Popular Science Monthly. The October 1915 issue was titled Popular Science Monthly and World's Advance.

The change in Popular Science Monthly was dramatic. The old version was a scholarly journal that had eight to ten articles in a 100 page issue. There would be ten to twenty photographs or illustrations. The new version had hundreds of short, easy to read articles with hundreds of illustrations.

This collection on DVD provides the monthly issues shown in high quality PDF format.  Each issue is a high resolution PDF file, hence why our complete set takes up a whopping 9 DVD's for a whopping total of 35 Gigabytes of old vintage magazines.  You need the latest copy of Adobe Reader to view these files. This collection really exemplifies classic Americana.  Equally as interesting as the old articles are the old advertisements that are included in these.  Perfect for someone doing research or is interested in reading some of these old articles.

Our 9 DVD Complete Set contains a whopping 1086 issues!
Volume 1 DVD (411 total monthly issues)
1872 Volume 01  1883-1884 Volume 24 1895 Volume 47
1872-1873 Volume 02 1884 Volume 25 1895-1896 Volume 48
1873 Volume 03  1884-1885 Volume 26 1896 Volume 49
1873-1874 Volume 04 1885 Volume 27 1896-1897 Volume 50
1874 Volume 05  1885-1886 Volume 28 1897 Volume 51
1874-1875 Volume 06 1886 Volume 29 1897-1898 Volume 52
1875 Volume 07 1886-1887 Volume 30 1898 Volume 53
1875-1876 Volume 08 1887 Volume 31 1898-1899 Volume 54
1876 Volume 09 1887-1888 Volume 32 1899 Volume 55
1876-1877 Volume 10 1888 Volume 33 1899-1900 Volume 56
1877 Volume 11 1888-1889 Volume 34 1900 Volume 57
1877-1878 Volume 12 1889 Volume 35 1900-1901 Volume 58
1878 Volume 13 1889-1890 Volume 36 1901 Volume 59
1878-1879 Volume 14 1890 Volume 37 1901-1902 Volume 60
1879 Volume 15 1890-1891 Volume 38 1902 Volume 61
1879-1880 Volume 16 1891 Volume 39 1902-1903 Volume 62
1880 Volume 17 1891-1892 Volume 40 1903 Volume 63
1880-1881 Volume 18 1892 Volume 41 1903-1904 Volume 64
1881 Volume 19  1892-1893 Volume 42 1904 Volume 65
1881-1882 Volume 20 1893 Volume 43 1904-1905 Volume 66
1882 Volume 21 1893-1894 Volume 44 1905 Volume 67
1882-1883 Volume 22 1894 Volume 45 1906 Volume 68
1883 Volume 23 1894-1895 Volume 46  
Volume 2 DVD (206 total monthly issues)
1906 Volume 69 1919 03 Mar 1921 09 Sept
1907 Volume 70 1919 04 Apr 1921 10 Oct
1907 Volume 71 1919 05 May 1921 11 Nov
1908 Volume 72 1919 06 Jun 1921 12 Dec
1908 Volume 73 1919 07 Jul 1922 07 Jul
1909 Volume 74 1919 08 Aug 1922 08 Aug
1909 Volume 75 1919 10 Oct 1922 09 Sep
1910 Volume 76 1919 12 Dec 1922 10 Oct
1910 Volume 77 1920 01 Jan 1922 11 Nov
1911 Volume 78 1920 02 Feb 1922 12 Dec
1911 Volume 79 1920 04 Apr 1923 01 Jan
1912 Volume 80 1920 05 May 1923 02 Feb
1912 Volume 81 1920 06 June 1923 03 Mar
1913 Volume 82 1920 07 July 1923 04 Apr
1913 Volume 83 1920 08 Aug 1923 05 May
1914 Volume 84 1920 09 Sept 1923 06 Jun
1914 Volume 85 1920 10 Oct 1923 07 Jul
1915 Volume 86 1920 11 Nov 1923 08 Aug
1915 Volume 87 1920 12 Dec 1923 09 Sept
1916 Volume 88 1921 01 Jan 1923 10 Oct
1916 Volume 89 1921 02 Feb 1923 11 Nov
1917 Volume 90 1921 03 Mar 1923 12 Dec
1917 Volume 91 1921 04 Apr 1924 01 Jan
1918 Volume 92 1921 05 May 1924 02 Feb
1918 Volume 93 1921 06 Jun 1924 03 Mar
1919 01 Jan 1921 07 Jul 1924 04 Apr
1919 02 Feb 1921 08 Aug  
Volume 3 DVD (92 total monthly issues)
1924 05 May 1927 01 Jan 1929 09 Sep
1924 06 Jun 1927 02 Feb 1929 10 Oct
1924 07 Jul 1927 03 Mar 1929 11 Nov
1924 08 Aug 1927 04 Apr 1929 12 Dec
1924 09 Sep 1927 05 May 1930 01 Jan
1924 11 Nov 1927 06 Jun 1930 02 Feb
1924 12 Dec 1927 08 Aug 1930 03 Mar
1925 01 Jan 1927 09 Sept 1930 04 Apr
1925 02 Feb 1927 10 Oct1 1930 05 May
1925 03 Mar 1927 10 Oct2 1930 06 Jun
1925 04 Apr 1927 11 Nov 1930 07 Jul
1925 05 May 1927 12 Dec 1930 08 Aug
1925 06 Jun 1928 01 Jan 1930 09 Sep
1925 07 Jul 1928 02 Feb 1930 10 Oct
1925 08 Aug 1928 03 Mar 1930 11 Nov
1925 09 Sep 1928 04 Apr 1930 12 Dec
1925 10 Oct 1928 06 Jun 1931 01 Jan
1925 11 Nov 1928 07 Jul 1931 02 Feb
1925 12 Dec 1928 08 Aug 1931 03 Mar
1926 01 Jan 1928 09 Sep 1931 04 Apr
1926 02 Feb 1928 10 Oct 1931 05 May
1926 03 Mar 1928 11 Nov 1931 06 Jun
1926 04 Apr 1928 12 Dec 1931 07 Jul
1926 05 May 1929 01 Jan 1931 08 Aug
1926 06 Jun 1929 02 Feb 1931 09 Sep
1926 07 Jul 1929 03 Mar 1931 10 Oct
1926 08 Aug 1929 04 Apr 1931 11 Nov
1926 09 Sep 1929 05 May 1931 12 Dec
1926 10 Oct 1929 06 Jun 1932 01 Jan
1926 11 Nov 1929 07 Jul 1932 02 Feb
1926 12 Dec 1929 08 Aug  
Volume 4 DVD (101 total monthly issues)
1932 03 Mar 1935 01 Jan 1937 12 Dec
1932 04 Apr 1935 02 Feb 1938 01 Jan
1932 05 May 1935 03 Mar 1938 02 Feb
1932 06 Jun 1935 04 Apr 1938 03 Mar
1932 07 Jul 1935 05 May 1938 04 April
1932 08 Aug 1935 06 Jun 1938 05 May
1932 09 Sep 1935 07 Jul 1938 07 Jul
1932 10 Oct 1935 08 Aug 1938 08 Aug
1932 11 Nov 1935 10 Oct 1938 09 Sept
1932 12 Dec 1935 11 Nov 1938 10 Oct
1933 01 Jan 1935 12 Dec 1938 11 Nov
1933 02 Feb 1936 01 Jan 1938 12 Dec
1933 03 Mar 1936 02 Feb 1939 01 Jan
1933 04 Apr 1936 03 Mar 1939 02 Feb
1933 05 May 1936 04 Apr 1939 03 Mar
1933 06 Jun 1936 05 May 1939 04 Apr
1933 07 Jul 1936 06 Jun 1939 05 May
1933 08 Aug 1936 07 Jul 1939 06 Jun
1933 09 Sep 1936 08 Aug 1939 07 Jul
1933 10 Oct 1936 09 Sep 1939 08 Aug
1933 11 Nov 1936 10 Oct 1939 09 Sep
1933 12 Dec 1936 11 Nov 1939 10 Oct
1934 01 Jan 1936 12 Dec 1939 11 Nov
1934 02 Feb 1937 01 Jan 1939 12 Dec
1934 03 Mar 1937 02 Feb 1940 01 Jan
1934 04 Apr 1937 03 Mar 1940 02 Feb
1934 05 May 1937 04 Apr 1940 03 Mar
1934 06 Jun 1937 05 May 1940 04 Apr
1934 07 Jul 1937 06 Jun 1940 05 May
1934 08 Aug 1937 07 Jul 1940 06 Jun
1934 09 Sep 1937 08 Aug 1940 07 Jul
1934 10 Oct 1937 09 Sept 1940 08 Aug
1934 11 Nov 1937 10 Oct 1940 09 Sept
1934 12 Dec 1937 11 Nov  
Volume 5 DVD (60 total monthly issues)
1940 10 Oct 1942 06 Jun 1944 02 Feb
1940 11 Nov 1942 07 Jul 1944 03 Mar
1940 12 Dec 1942 08 Aug 1944 04 Apr
1941 01 Jan 1942 09 Sep 1944 05 May
1941 02 Feb 1942 10 Oct 1944 06 Jun
1941 03 Mar 1942 11 Nov 1944 07 Jul
1941 04 Apr 1942 12 Dec 1944 08 Aug
1941 05 May 1943 01 Jan 1944 09 Sep
1941 06 Jun 1943 02 Feb 1944 10 Oct
1941 07 Jul 1943 03 Mar 1944 11 Nov
1941 08 Aug 1943 04 Apr 1944 12 Dec
1941 09 Sept 1943 05 May 1945 01 Jan
1941 10 Oct 1943 06 Jun 1945 02 Feb
1941 11 Nov 1943 07 Jul 1945 03 Mar
1941 12 Dec 1943 08 Aug 1945 05 May
1942 01 Jan 1943 09 Sep 1945 06 Jun
1942 02 Feb 1943 10 Oct 1945 07 Jul
1942 03 Mar 1943 11 Nov 1945 08 Aug
1942 04 Apr 1943 12 Dec 1945 09 Sept
1942 05 May 1944 01 Jan 1945 10 Oct
Volume 6 DVD (51 total monthly issues)
1945 11 Nov 1947 05 May 1948 10 Oct
1945 12 Dec 1947 06 Jun 1948 11 Nov
1946 01 Jan 1947 07 Jul 1948 12 Dec
1946 02 Feb 1947 08 Aug 1949 01 Jan
1946 03 Mar 1947 09 Sep 1949 02 Feb
1946 04 April 1947 10 Oct 1949 03 Mar
1946 05 May 1947 11 Nov 1949 04 Apr
1946 06 Jun 1947 12 Dec 1949 05 May
1946 07 Jul 1948 01 Jan 1949 06 Jun
1946 08 Aug 1948 02 Feb 1949 07 Jul
1946 10 Oct 1948 03 Mar 1949 08 Aug
1946 11 Nov 1948 04 Apr 1949 09 Sep
1946 12 Dec 1948 05 May 1949 10 Oct
1947 01 Jan 1948 06 Jun 1949 11 Nov
1947 02 Feb 1948 07 Jul 1949 12 Dec
1947 03 Mar 1948 08 Aug 1950 01 Jan
1947 04 Apr 1948 09 Sept 1950 02 Feb
Volume 7 DVD (54 total monthly issues)
1950 03 Mar 1951 10 Oct 1953 04 Apr
1950 04 Apr 1951 11 Nov 1953 05 May
1950 05 May 1951 12 Dec 1953 06 Jun
1950 06 Jun 1952 01 Jan 1953 07 Jul
1950 07 Jul 1952 02 Feb 1953 08 Aug
1950 08 Aug 1952 03 Mar 1953 09 Sep
1950 09 Sept 1952 04 April 1953 10 Oct
1950 10 Oct 1952 05 May 1953 11 Nov
1950 12 Dec 1952 06 Jun 1953 12 Dec
1951 01 Jan 1952 07 Jul 1954 01 Jan
1951 02 Feb 1952 08 Aug 1954 02 Feb
1951 03 Mar 1952 09 Sep 1954 03 Mar
1951 04 Apr 1952 10 Oct 1954 04 Apr
1951 05 May 1952 11 Nov 1954 05 May
1951 06 Jun 1952 12 Dec 1954 06 Jun
1951 07 Jul 1953 01 Jan 1954 07 Jul
1951 08 Aug 1953 02 Feb 1954 08 Aug
1951 09 Sept 1953 03 Mar 1954 09 Sep
Volume 8 DVD (51 total monthly issues)
1954 10 Oct 1956 03 Mar 1957 08 Aug
1954 11 Nov 1956 04 Apr 1957 09 Sep
1954 12 Dec 1956 05 May 1957 10 Oct
1955 01 Jan 1956 06 Jun 1957 11 Nov
1955 02 Feb 1956 07 Jul 1957 12 Dec
1955 03 Mar 1956 08 Aug 1958 01 Jan
1955 04 Apr 1956 09 Sep 1958 02 Feb
1955 05 May 1956 10 Oct 1958 03 Mar
1955 06 Jun 1956 11 Nov 1958 04 Apr
1955 07 Jul 1956 12 Dec 1958 05 May
1955 08 Aug 1957 01 Jan 1958 06 Jun
1955 09 Sep 1957 02 Feb 1958 07 Jul
1955 10 Oct 1957 03 Mar 1958 08 Aug
1955 11 Nov 1957 04 Apr 1958 09 Sept
1955 12 Dec 1957 05 May 1958 10 Oct
1956 01 Jan 1957 06 Jun 1958 11 Nov
1956 02 Feb 1957 07 Jul 1958 12 Dec
Volume 9 DVD (60 total monthly issues)
1959 01 Jan 1960 09 Sep 1962 05 May
1959 02 Feb 1960 10 Oct 1962 06 Jun
1959 03 Mar 1960 11 Nov 1962 07 Jul
1959 04 Apr 1960 12 Dec 1962 08 Aug
1959 05 May 1961 01 Jan 1962 09 Sep
1959 06 Jun 1961 02 Feb 1962 10 Oct
1959 07 Jul 1961 03 Mar 1962 11 Nov
1959 08 Aug 1961 04 Apr 1962 12 Dec
1959 09 Sept 1961 05 May 1963 01 Jan
1959 10 Oct 1961 06 Jun 1963 02 Feb
1959 11 Nov 1961 07 Jul 1963 03 Mar
1959 12 Dec 1961 08 Aug 1963 04 Apr
1960 01 Jan 1961 09 Sep 1963 05 May
1960 02 Feb 1961 10 Oct 1963 06 Jun
1960 03 Mar 1961 11 Nov 1963 07 Jul
1960 04 Apr 1961 12 Dec 1963 08 Aug
1960 05 May 1962 01 Jan 1963 09 Sept
1960 06 Jun 1962 02 Feb 1963 10 Oct
1960 07 Jul 1962 03 Mar 1963 11 Nov
1960 08 Aug 1962 04 Apr 1963 12 Dec

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