Vintage Popular Science Magazine, Volume 4 DVD, 1932-1940, 101 issues

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The Volume 4 DVD of our Popular Mechanics series contains 101 issues from 1934-1940. These are all hard to find issues..

Vintage Popular Science Magazine Collection
Volume 4
1932-1940

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. 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.

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