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Popular Science Monthly
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Popular Science.
The Popular Science Monthly
The Popular Science Monthly, as the publication was originally called, was founded in May 1872 by Edward L. Youmans and published by D. Appleton & Company to disseminate scientific knowledge to the educated layman. Youmans had previously worked as an editor for the weekly Appleton's Journal and persuaded them to publish his new journal.