50 Years Ago

Science & Society

From the March 20, 1937, issue

The real Groundhog Day, microfilm book storage, and turning farm waste into chemical products.

Humans

From the March 13, 1937, issue

Man helping snake, paraffin lenses for neutrons, and glass with a past.

Humans

From the March 6, 1937, issue

Machines creating new jobs, stopping smoke with sound, and conflicts over atomic structure.

Humans

From the February 27, 1937, issue

Testing thermometers, measuring clouds, and a very useful mineral.

Humans

From the February 20, 1937, issue

Giant sunspots and money from farm wastes.

Humans

From the February 13, 1937, issue

A model for flood control and a 1-ton robot that solves equations.

Humans

From the February 6, 1937, issue

Cause of floods revealed and bending light to view distant galaxies.

Humans

From the January 30, 1937, issue

A new atomic gun, an old human skull, and making stronger rayon.

Humans

From the January 23, 1937, issue

Ancient slum dwellers, expanding universe questioned, and a math puzzle solved.

Humans

From the January 16, 1937, issue

Winter snow removal, probing the ionosphere, and protecting the body from poisons.

Humans

From the January 9, 1937, issue

A new AAAS president, preventing blood clots, and new elements in the sun.

Planetary Science

From the January 2, 1937, issue

The beauty of snow, a very large number, and a robot brain machine.