Free Access Alert: 1845-1909 Archive Collection of Scientific Amercian
Free Access (Through November 30, 2011) to All Issues From 1845-1909 of Scientific American .
More than 75,000 articles.
Direct to Scientific American, 1845-1909
On November 1st we learned that the digital archive of Scientific American, back to vol. 1, no. 1, was complete and accessible online.
The 1845-1909 collection chronicles major inventions, including the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 and the incandescent light bulb by Thomas Edison in 1879. Other highlights include coverage of New York City’s first subway in 1870, a special issue in 1899 dedicated to bicycles and automobiles, and Wilbur Wright’s completion of a three-mile flight at Kitty Hawk, South Carolina. In all, the 1845-1909 collection contains more than 75,000 articles.
Direct to Archive Homepage
Useful: Scientific American Advanced Search Interface
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.