50 Years Ago

  1. Humans

    From the July 13, 1935, issue

    An artificial cavern with no echoes, a new theory from Albert Einstein, and an explanation for red shift.

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  2. Humans

    From the July 6, 1935, issue

    A phantom ship on Crater Lake, a possible dietary cure for cancer, and an island universe in a cloud of dust.

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  3. Humans

    From the June 29, 1935, issue

    Science and engineering in a photo-mural, organs grown outside the body, and inexpensive air conditioning.

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  4. Humans

    From the June 22, 1935, issue

    Beauty in a police radio transmitter, a new aid in controlling diabetes, and mathematical help for cake bakers.

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  5. Humans

    From the June 15, 1935, issue

    Dedication of a new observatory, Einstein proved correct, and mice shed light on epilepsy.

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  6. Humans

    From the June 8, 1935, issue

    Ancient, titanic beasts at a museum, a test of vision theory, and ethylene gas and ripening fruit.

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  7. Humans

    From the June 1, 1935, issue

    High-voltage circuit breakers, harnessing tides for electric power, and confirming the existence of the Sargasso Sea.

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  8. Humans

    From the May 25, 1935, issue

    A yacht's air resistance-reducing mast, plants that absorb poison, and new fossils from Patagonia.

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  9. Humans

    From the May 18, 1935, issue

    Making heavy water, probing the cause of multiple sclerosis, and establishing galaxy rotation.

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  10. Humans

    From the May 11, 1935, issue

    Falconry in the United States, new 'ears' for anti-aircraft guns, and Albert Einstein's objections to quantum mechanics.

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  11. Humans

    From the May 4, 1935, issue

    New National Academy of Sciences president, discovery of element 93 confirmed, and brains studies involving a monkey swinging on a trapeze.

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  12. Humans

    From the April 27, 1935, issue

    An artificial lightning bolt, predicting life spans, and a new, nonmagnetic ship.

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