- Popular Mechanics
Infobox Magazine
title = Popular Mechanics
image_size = 200px
image_caption = "Popular Mechanics" first cover (11 January 1902 )
editor = James B. Meigs
editor_title = Editor-In-Chief
staff_writer =
frequency = Monthly
circulation =
category =Automotive ,DIY ,Science ,Technology
company = Hearst Communications, Inc.
publisher = Bill Congdon
firstdate =11 January 1902
country = Flag|United States
language = English
website = [http://www.popularmechanics.com/ www.popularmechanics.com]
issn = 0032-4558"Popular Mechanics" is an American magazine devoted to
science andtechnology . It was first publishedJanuary 11 ,1902 by H.H. Windsor, and has been owned since the 1950s by theHearst Corporation . There is also a Latin American edition that has been published for decades and a newly formedSouth African version available."Popular Mechanics" features regular sections on automotive, home, outdoors, science, and technology topics. A recurring column is "
Jay Leno 's Garage" featuring observations by the famed late-night talk show host and vehicle enthusiast. [Cite web | title = Literature and Popular Culture | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | url = http://www.nae.edu/NAE/techlithome.nsf/weblinks/NAEW-649HBM?OpenDocument ] [Cite web | title = Intro-Popular Mechanics Magazine-Amst 205 | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | url = http://www.otal.umd.edu/~vg/amst205.S97/vj22/p5/intro.html ]Some chief competitors of "Popular Mechanics" are "Popular Science", "Wired", and "
Men's Journal "Popular Mechanics has published articles debunking
9/11 conspiracy theories . [Cite web | title = Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report - Popular Mechanics | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | url = http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html ]Popular Mechanics is a subsidiary of the
Hearst Corporation , which also has an ownership stake in the history channel.References
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Popular Science Further reading
*Cite journal | issn = 0040165X | volume = 35 | issue = 2 | pages = 396-401 | last = Israel | first = Paul B. | title = Enthusiasts and Innovators: "Possible Dreams" and the "Innovation Station" at the Henry Ford Museum | journal = Technology and Culture | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | date = 1994-04
*Cite book | publisher = Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village | isbn = 0933728352 | pages = 128 | last = Wright | first = John L. | title = Possible Dreams: Enthusiasm for Technology in America | date = 1992-07
*Cite journal | issn = 00031283 | volume = 52 | issue = 1/2 | pages = 39-46 | last = Bryant | first = Margaret M. | title = New Words from Popular Mechanics | journal = American Speech | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | date = 1977
Magazine issues
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=R69IAAAAMAAJ "Popular Mechanics" (January–June 1919)] from the University of Michigan Library on Google Books
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=njBLAAAAMAAJ "Popular Mechanics" (July–December 1920)] from the University of Michigan Library on Google Books
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=xDNLAAAAMAAJ "Popular Mechanics" (July–December 1921)] from the University of Michigan Library on Google Books
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=FjVLAAAAMAAJ "Popular Mechanics" (January–June 1922)] from the University of Michigan Library on Google Books
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=lDZLAAAAMAAJ "Popular Mechanics" (July–December 1922)] from the University of Michigan Library on Google Books
External links
* [http://www.popularmechanics.com Popularmechanics.com]
* [http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/ Popular Mechanics South African edition]
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