# The "Golden Age" of Popular Science Magazine

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-popular-science-magazine/475713>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 4, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-popular-science-magazine/475713 "2008-12-04T19:03:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-popular-science-magazine/475713/21 "2008-12-06T06:13:14Z")

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> [@Just\_Some\_Guy](#):
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> This is really great. [There’s five things we must do to land a man on the moon by 2000 AD.](http://books.google.com/books?id=xiUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102&source=gbs_toc_pages_r&cad=2_0) Note that step two is **nuking it**.

One thing I loved about the article is that, although we beat the timetable for a manned moon landing by 31 years, we were able to accomplish it without building a space craft in earth orbit. Instead, we brought the lunar module into the moon’s orbit and descended from there.

And here, in the year 2008, it’s been 37 years since the last moon landing, and we don’t expect to return for another 10 years.

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**Author:** ![puppygod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@puppygod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puppygod)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-popular-science-magazine/475713/22 "2008-12-06T11:02:46Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Upon closer examination, why is there a window with an underground view? Why is the guy boarding it up?  
> This is going to turn into “Find All Six”.

Well, question number two is answered by question number one, I guess. You don’t want children to see moles frolicking in their burrows.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-popular-science-magazine/475713/23 "2008-12-09T21:24:15Z")

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They’ve now added [_Popular Mechanics_](http://books.google.com/books?id=RdMDAAAAMBAJ)

[Dig this lunar rocket cover from 1930!](http://books.google.com/books?id=cOIDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0_0)🆒

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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-age-of-popular-science-magazine/475713/24 "2008-12-09T22:16:58Z")

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> [@Tuckerfan](#):
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> They’ve now added [_Popular Mechanics_](http://books.google.com/books?id=RdMDAAAAMBAJ)
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> [Dig this lunar rocket cover from 1930!](http://books.google.com/books?id=cOIDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0_0)🆒

That’s the rocket from **Frau im Mond**!

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