Smithsonian Magazine
The Smithsonian Magazine is an official journal of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC is issued. The first edition was published in 1970.
History
Edward K. Thompson, a retired author of LIFE magazine, was asked by S. Dillon Ripley, a former secretary of the Smithsonian Institute to produce a magazine that addresses issues that " the Smithsonian [ Institute ] interest at which consist interest could and should to make up the interest. "
Thomson later recalled the fact that his philosophy for the magazine was " to stir for curiosity already receptive minds. , It would deal with the story, which is responsible for the presence of meaning. It would technology in the richest facets present [ ... ]. , it would protrude into the future through reporting of social progress and of science and technology. Technical questions would [ ... ] be made understandable by experienced authors ".
In 1973, the magazine made for the first time gain. By 1974, the circulation had almost quadrupled and stood at 635,000 copies, reaching in 1975 a circulation of one million. 1980 Thompson also a former journalist was Life by Don Moser, replaced. Among them, an edition was reached 2 million. He in turn was replaced after his retirement in 2001 by Carey Winfrey.
Contributors
Notable past and present contributions to " Smithsonian " contributed:
- Richard Conniff
- Jon Krakauer
- Diana Lemieux
- Paul Levinson
- Franz Lidz
- Alan Lightman
- David McCullough
- David Snell
- Penn Gillette
- Nathaniel Philbrick