Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world.
FROM THE EDITORS
Unnatural Wonder • The surprising human interventions that help make Niagara Falls so awe inspiring
CATARACT SURGERY • ONE JUNE DAY 50 YEARS AGO, ENGINEERS TACKLED A SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE FEAT—TURNING OFF AMERICAN FALLS
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE • Interpreting the legacy of the Stonewall uprising 50 years later
The First Computers Were Human • It’s ironic that women today must fight for equality in Silicon Valley. After all, their math skills helped launch the digital age
Number Crunchers • A BRIEF HISTORY OF CALCULATORS, FROM PEBBLES IN THE SAND TO ALEXA
Roaring Back • In a new exhibit about “deep time” at the National Museum of Natural History, T. Rex is still the chompion
MY, WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE! • Reimagining the megalodon, the world’s most terrifying sea creature
INSIDE AMERICA’S GREATEST ADVENTURE • FROM JFK’S REAL MOTIVES TO THE SOVIETS’ SECRET PLOT TO ON THE MOON AT THE SAME TIME, A NEW BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIEW OF APOLLO 11’S UNLIKELY TRIUMPH 50 YEARS AGO
APOLLO AT 50 • New tributes to the ultimate space epic blast off this summer at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
EL MAESTRO FRANCISCO TOLEDO • MEXICO’S MOST IMPORTANT LIVING ARTIST MIXES MAGICAL REALISM WITH PASSIONATE REBELLION
Drawn From Life
AMERICAN IDYLL • KICK OFF YOUR SHOES AND JUMP INTO SUMMER’S MOST REFRESHING TRADITION, A LAZY AFTERNOON AT THE LOCAL SWIMMING HOLE
RETURN TO THE TITANIC • THE DAREDEVIL INVENTOR BEHIND THE WORLD’S FIRST DEEP-DIVING PASSENGER SUBMARINE SETS HIS SIGHTS ON THE MOST FAMOUS SHIPWRECK OF ALL
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