Science Digest
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Science Digest was a monthly
History
Science Digest was first published in January 1937[1] in an 8 x 5 inch digest size format of about 100 pages.[2] First edited by G.W. Stamm,[1] it was targeted at persons with a high school education level.[1] It contained short articles about general science often excerpted from other publications in the style of Reader's Digest.[1] The headquarters of Science Digest was in Des Moines, Iowa.[3]
In November 1980 the magazine was expanded to an 11 x 8 inch glossy page format with full-length articles and color pictures targeted at a college-educated reader.
The magazine briefly re-appeared as a quarterly in 1987, returning to the original small "digest" format, with many short articles and snippets of science information. This final relaunch lasted only one year.
Omega Science Digest
An Australian edition under the title Omega Science Digest began in January 1981 and had a circulation of 40,000.[2] Omega, unlike its American counterpart, carried two original fiction stories per issue.[2]
Columnists
References
- ^ a b c d Garfield, Eugene (August 31, 1981). "Science Digest—New Look, New Personality" (PDF). Current Comments (35): 5–8. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9781846310027.
- ^ "Motorboating & Sailing". advertisement. 150 (6): 142. December 1982. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- hdl:1813/13731. Retrieved June 24, 2016.