Aug. 28, 1845: Scientific American, the magazine for the rest of us
1845: Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States, makes its debut.
Founded by Rufus Porter, a prolific inventor as well as a pretty fair painter and the scion of a wealthy New England family, Scientific American was originally printed as a single-page newsletter with a demonstrated liking for news coming out of the U.S. Patent Office.
I was not aware that Scientific American is the oldest magazine in the United States still in publication. I have a subscription to their digital service, which lets you access their complete archive in PDF format.
Published on August 28, 2007 6:33 AM PDT (1 year, 2 months ago).