''Le Scienze'' (''The Sciences'') is an Italian monthly
science magazine
''Science'', also widely referred to as ''Science Magazine'', is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.
It was first published in 1880, ...
, It is the Italian edition of''
Scientific American
''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it i ...
''.
History and profile
Published monthly since 1968,
''Le Scienze'' was founded by industrial
Alberto Mondadori and scientist
Felice Ippolito
Felice Ippolito (16 November 1915 – 24 April 1997) was an Italian geologist, politician and engineer. He was a fiery promoter of the development of nuclear energy in Italy. His daughter is the actress Angelica Ippolito.
Biography
Born in ...
. The magazine is part of
Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A., formerly known as Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A. is an Italian media conglomerate. Founded in 1955, it is based in Turin, Italy.
History
In 2009, the group L'Espresso created an online advertising consortium ...
[ and is published on a monthly basis.
''Le Scienze'' covers both high-rank American scientific results as well as Italian (and sometimes European) contributions to research. Among regular contributors to the magazine are ]Piergiorgio Odifreddi
Piergiorgio Odifreddi (born 13 July 1950, in Cuneo) is an Italian mathematician, logician, aficionado of the history of science, and popular science writer and essayist, especially on philosophical atheism as a member of the Italian Union of R ...
and Tullio Regge
Tullio Eugenio Regge (; July 11, 1931 – October 23, 2014) was an Italian theoretical physicist.
Biography
Regge obtained the ''laurea'' in physics from the University of Turin in 1952 under the direction of Mario Verde and Gleb Wataghin, and ...
. The current director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
is Marco Cattaneo.
In 2007 the circulation of ''Le Scienze'' was 62,950 copies. It was 66,000 copies in 2010.
See also
*List of magazines published in Italy
In Italy there are many magazines. Following the end of World War II the number of weekly magazines significantly expanded. From 1970 feminist magazines began to increase in number in the country. The number of consumer magazines was 975 in 1995 ...
References
External links
* (in Italian)
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1968 establishments in Italy
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
Italian-language magazines
Magazines established in 1968
Magazines published in Milan
Monthly magazines published in Italy
Science and technology magazines
Scientific American