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Smithsonian Magazine

Jun 01 2019
Magazine

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

ask smithsonian • YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS, WE’VE GOT EXPERTS


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 92 Publisher: Smithsonian Institute Edition: Jun 01 2019

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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

ask smithsonian • YOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS, WE’VE GOT EXPERTS


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