50 Years Ago

  1. Humans

    From the January 4, 1936, issue

    Experimental rockets, a tuberculosis-fighting bacteriophage, and an antidote for barbiturate poisoning.

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  2. Humans

    From the December 21 & 28, 1935, issues

    Snow in California, outstanding 1935 achievements in science, and an expedition to Tibet.

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  3. Humans

    From the December 14, 1935, issue

    A TVA dam nears completion, sleep aids memory and relearning, and shedding light on the upper atmosphere.

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  4. Humans

    From the December 7, 1935, issue

    Indian art at Boulder Dam, ice under pressure, and vitamin A's role in vision.

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  5. Humans

    From the November 30, 1935, issue

    A giant salt container, slimming down overweight children, and taking isotopes for a spin.

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  6. From the November 23, 1935, issue

    Experiments at record altitudes, an increase in malaria deaths, and sending facsimiles by radio.

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  7. Humans

    From the November 16, 1935, issue

    Bears on a diet, aluminum-plated steel, and a new test of relativity theory.

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  8. Humans

    From the November 9, 1935, issue

    Beauty in a machine shop, a cloud of island universes, and moon-made earthquakes.

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  9. Humans

    From the November 2, 1935, issue

    Indian Pipe's waxen beauty, the need for better brakes, and a new magnetic alloy.

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  10. Humans

    From the October 26, 1935, issue

    Electric light without wires, lab-grown flu virus, and superhard glass.

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  11. Humans

    From the October 19, 1935, issue

    Boulder Dam lake and a new test for lead poisoning.

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  12. Humans

    From the October 12, 1935, issue

    Gasoline shortages and frozen bread.

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