50 Years Ago

Humans

From the September 12, 1936, issue

A babe on the moon, antiseptics from oat hulls, and spinning isotopes apart.

Humans

From the September 5, 1936, issue

A field divided, hope for mine workers exposed to silica dust, and taking the brain's temperature.

Humans

From the August 29, 1936, issue

Fighting forest fires with science, a young Milky Way, and atom-smashing cosmic rays.

Humans

From the August 22, 1936, issue

Hummingbirds in flight, a cosmic-ray detector, and rare metals in meteorites.

Humans

From the August 15, 1936, issue

Art fit for a king, healing wounds, and cops and robbers in the blood.

Humans

From the August 8, 1936, issue

Phosphorus for agriculture, dirtless gardening, and the spectroscopic analysis of blood.

Humans

From the August 1, 1936, issue

A destroyer revealed, light linked to chlorophyll, and hemoglobin analyzed.

Humans

From the July 25, 1936, issue

A tricky flower photo, insect hearing, and sleeping oysters.

Humans

From the July 18, 1936, issue

Modeling cosmic rays, shining colored light on plants, and the chances of being struck by lightning.

Humans

From the July 11, 1936, issue

A new comet, stars as factories, and electricity in blood.

Humans

From the July 4, 1936, issue

Tiny stratosphere probes, neutron rays for medicine, and secrets of ancient bones.

Humans

From the June 27, 1936, issue

A revolution in image transmission, a thicker molecular film, and diabetes on the rise.