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 Kudos to this Magazine! January 3, 2009
Guy Owen (Hyattsville, MD USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I must add a few words of praise for this Magazine. Very few magazines capture my interest throughout its pages -- this one does. I lean far more heavily toward publications that teach something, and, I'm sorry to say, most of the science and technology magazines are pure fluff. This magazine actually adds to my knowledge of historical events and life-changing inventions. One article dealt with the design of golf balls. Another dealt with the designing and successful deployment of the Mars rovers. A recent one dealt with Abraham Lincoln being the only US President to ever hold a patent. The breadth of discussions in these articles goes on and on -- the vast majority of which are fascinating. And you're not bludgeoned with advertisement after advertisement.
Too many magazines are full of pretty ads -- but when you add up the total number of pages that actually offer any meaningful information, they are very much lacking.
This is not one of them.
You will not be disappointed in subscribing to this one. You will keep each and every issue. You will read it from cover to cover. And your kids will love you for it. The letters that are written in by people who were actually there during some of these history-making events add fascinating insights. This is truly a unique publication.
Required reading for scientists, engineers, inventors ... well, everyone, really. September 21, 2008
B. Knight (Austin, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The articles will blow your mind. Did you know the catalytic converter *had not been invented* when the Clean Air Act was enacted? It's an everyday fact of life now, and we take for granted that we can drive cars everywhere and still be able to breathe. But Congress took a leap of faith, and some hardworking Edison-types out in the auto industry found an incredibly practical solution to a problem that many thought could not be solved in a cost-effective way.
I just saw a trailer for the 2008 movie, Flash of Genius, about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. As a species, we're so good at assimilating stuff like that. Then taking it for granted. And thinking it must have always existed. Or that the idea is obvious. "Heck, *I* could have done that." But we'd all still be living by the seashore and eating raw fish if some hardworking folks hadn't pushed, pulled, dragged us forward, one invention at a time.
This magazine tells their stories. Get it, and see behind the curtain!
This was recommended to me years ago by a friend and I gave it a try. I have learned the most amazing things from this magazine. It only comes out 4 times a year. It's a little skinny thing. There are no ads, though. The publisher took a hiatus for about a year, but apparently it's back.
 One of the best April 3, 2008
Paul H. (Oregon, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
edited - see added comment below.
In our slick and dumbed down society Invention & Technology is one of the few bright spots for the few that know about it.
Summer 2007 was the last time it was issued, HOWEVER American Heritage has found a new publisher. This means AH's parent company Forbes, Inc has sold it I guess? On the phone with AH I was told they plan to start up publication again this summer, of 2008. I just hope the unique spartan 'no fuss' retro pre-60's format will not be changed too much, additionally with the continuation of no advertisements. The extensive research that goes into each expertly written article along with the 'really cool' historical photos is much appreciated by the magazine's fans.
A must have if you love technology of all kinds - Only the curious should subscribe! March 5, 2008
Keith (LA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This magazine has a very loyal following for good reason. It is one of the best technology magazines in print or online. I have every issue since the first one published in 1985 to Present. You will not go wrong.
Love this magazine! January 5, 2007
John K. (Riverside, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ever wonder how things we use every day were first conceived, designed, built, and marketed? Each time it arrives you'll get a good five or ten well-written stories about them. I've been subscribing for years and this is the magazine I look forward to receiving the most. It's also the only magazine that I hang on to my back issues for.
This is also the only magazine with a "Letters to the Editor" section that I actually bother to read. You see, as well-researched as each article is, there are always readers who will add a more interesting tidbits to the story via this section.
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