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词条 Popular Mechanics
释义

  1. History

  2. Editors

  3. Awards

  4. References

  5. Further reading

  6. External links

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}}Popular Mechanics (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation of all types, space, tools and gadgets are commonly featured.[3]

It was founded in 1902 by Henry Haven Windsor, who was the editor and—as owner of the Popular Mechanics Company—the publisher. For decades, the tagline of the monthly magazine was "Written so you can understand it." In 1958, PM was purchased by the Hearst Corporation, now Hearst Communications.[4]

In 2013, the US edition changed from twelve to ten issues per year, and in 2014 the tagline was changed to "How your world works."[5] The magazine added a podcast in recent years, including regular features Most Useful Podcast Ever and How Your World Works.[6]

History

Popular Mechanics was founded in Chicago by Henry Haven Windsor, with the first issue dated January 11, 1902. His concept was that it would explain "the way the world works" in plain language, with photos and illustrations to aid comprehension.[4] For decades, its tagline was "Written so you can understand it."[7] The magazine was a weekly until September 1902, when it became a monthly. The Popular Mechanics Company was owned by the Windsor family and printed in Chicago until the Hearst Corporation purchased the magazine in 1958. In 1962, the editorial offices moved to New York City.[8]

From the first issue, the magazine featured a large illustration of a technological subject, a look that evolved into the magazine's characteristic full-page, full-color illustration and a small 6.5" x 9.5" trim size beginning with the July, 1911 issue. It maintained the small format until 1975 when it switched the larger standard trim size. Popular Science adopted full-color cover illustrations in 1915, and the look was widely imitated by later technology magazines.[9]

Several international editions were introduced after World War II, starting with a French edition, followed by Spanish in 1947, and Swedish and Danish in 1949. In 2002, the print magazine was being published in English, Chinese, and Spanish and distributed worldwide.[10] South African[11] and Russian editions were introduced that same year.

Notable articles have been contributed by notable people including Guglielmo Marconi, Thomas Edison, Jules Verne, Barney Oldfield, Knute Rockne, Winston Churchill, Charles Kettering, Tom Wolfe, and Buzz Aldrin, as well as many presidents including Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Comedian and car expert Jay Leno had a regular column, Jay Leno's Garage, starting in March, 1999.[12]

Editors

Editors*[13]
NameDates
Henry Haven WindsorJan 1902 - Jun 1924
Henry Haven Windsor JrJul 1924 - Dec 1958
Roderick GrantJan 1959 - Dec 1960
Clifford HicksJan 1961 - Sep 1962
Don DinwiddieOct 1962 - Sep 1965
Robert CrosleyJul 1966 - Dec 1971
Jim ListonJan 1972 - Dec 1974
John LinkletterJan 1975 - Jun 1985
Joe Oldham[14]Aug 1985 - Sep 2004
Jim Meigs[15]Oct 2004 - April 2014
Ryan D'AgostinoMay 2014 -
  • Note that in general, dates are the inclusive issues for which an editor was responsible. For decades, the lead time to go from submission to print was three months, so some of the dates might not correspond exactly with employment dates. As the Popular Mechanics web site has become more dominant and the importance of print issues has declined, editorial changes have more immediate impact.

Awards

  • 1986 National Magazine Award in the Leisure Interest category for the Popular Mechanics Woodworking Guide, November 1986.[16]{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=March 2019}}
  • 2008 National Magazine Award in the Personal Service category for its "Know Your Footprint: Energy, Water and Waste" series.
  • The magazine has received eight National Magazine Award nominations, including 2012 nominations in the Magazine of the Year category and the General Excellence category.[17]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/hearsts-popular-guys-7653112?module=Media-Memo%20Pad-main|title=Ryan D'Agostino Tapped to Helm Popular Mechanics|author=Alexandra Steigrad|work=WWD|accessdate=January 19, 2016|date=2014-04-23}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp |title= eCirc for Consumer Magazines |date= December 31, 2017 |publisher= Audit Bureau of Circulations|accessdate=July 2, 2018}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/|title=Popular Mechanics|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
4. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Ninety Years of Popular Mechanics|last=Seelhorst|first=Mary|work=Possible Dreams: Enthusiasm for Technology in America|publisher=Seawell|year=1992|isbn=|editor-last=Wright|editor-first=John|location=St. Paul, Minn|pages=62}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/media/story/2014/10/the-60-second-interview-ryan-dagostino-editor-in-chief-popular-mechanics-002986|title=The 60-second interview: Ryan D'Agostino, editor-in-chief, Popular Mechanics|last=|first=|date=Oct 20, 2014|website=Politico.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=Jan 3, 2019}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/podcasts/|title=Popular Mechanics podcasts|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
7. ^{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA127|last= Whittaker|first= Wayne|title=The Story of Popular Mechanics|magazine=Popular Mechanics|date= January 1952| pages=127–132; 366–380}}
8. ^{{Cite journal|last=Seelhorst|first=Mary|date=October 2002|title=In the Driver's Seat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AtEDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA84&dq=%22popular%20mechanics%22%20%22mary%20seelhorst%22%20October%202002&pg=PA94#v=onepage&q&f=false|journal=Popular Mechanics|volume=|pages=96|via=}}
9. ^{{Cite journal|last=Seelhorst|first=Mary|date=May 2002|title=The Art of the Cover: The most memorable covers from the past 100 years and the stories behind them.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TNMDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA92&dq=%22popular%20mechanics%22%20%22mary%20seelhorst%22%20May%202002&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=false|journal=Popular Mechanics|volume=|pages=94|via=}}
10. ^{{Cite journal|last=Seelhorst|first=Mary|date=March 2002|title=Zero to 100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dIDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA121&dq=Popular%20Mechanics%202002&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q&f=false|journal=Popular Mechanics|volume=|pages=117|via=}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ramsaymedia.co.za/company-brands/popularmechanics/|title=Popular Mechanics|last=|first=|date=|website=RamsayMedia.co.za|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=Jan 3, 2019}}
12. ^{{Cite book|title=The Best of Popular Mechanics, 1902-2002|last=|first=|publisher=Hearst Communications|year=2002|isbn=1-58816-112-9|editor-last=Seelhorst|editor-first=Mary|location=New York|pages=1}}
13. ^{{Cite journal|last=Seelhorst|first=Mary|date=October 2002|title=In the Driver's Seat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AtEDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA95&vq=seelhorst&pg=PA95#v=snippet&q=seelhorst&f=false|journal=Popular Mechanics|volume=|pages=95-97|via=}}
14. ^{{Cite journal|last=Oldham|first=Joe|date=September 2004|title=Editor's Notes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItMDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA8&dq=Jim%20Meigs&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=Jim%20Meigs&f=false|journal=Popular Mechanics|volume=|pages=8|via=}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.hearst.com/newsroom/ryan-d-agostino-named-editor-in-chief-of-popular-mechanics|title=Ryan D'Agostino Named Editor-in-Chief of Popular Mechanics|last=|first=|date=April 22, 2014|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=December 31, 2018}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Magazine_Awards|title=National Magazine Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=January 6, 2018}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.hearst.com/magazines/popular-mechanics|title=Popular Mechanics News and Updates|last=|first=|date=|website=Hearst Communications|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=December 31, 2018}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.origin.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4295362.html|title=Google and Popular Mechanics|date=December 10, 2008|work=Popular Mechanics|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20081231114731/http://www.origin.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4295362.html|archivedate=December 31, 2008|deadurl=yes|accessdate=March 13, 2010|df=mdy-all}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/1681766.html|title=Google Library Project|last=Ross|first=James|date=August 15, 2005|publisher=Popular Mechanics|accessdate=March 13, 2010}}
20. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/english/tcr/PHDTCR/Dissertations.php|title=Tom Burns (2015)|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
21. ^{{Cite journal|last=Orf|first=Darren|date=2013|title="Written So You Can Understand It": The process and people behind creating an issue of Popular Mechanics|url=https://core.ac.uk/display/62778492|language=en-gb}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/41212/Analysis.pdf?sequence=3|title=Analysis|author=Darren Orf|publisher=MO Space|accessdate=September 22, 2016}}

Further reading

  • {{Cite journal | volume = 35 | issue = 2 | pages = 396–401 | last = Israel | first = Paul B. | title = Enthusiasts and Innovators: 'Possible Dreams' and the 'Innovation Station' at the Henry Ford Museum | journal = Technology and Culture | date = April 1994 | doi = 10.2307/3106308 | jstor = 3106308 | title-link = Henry Ford Museum }}
  • {{Cite book | publisher = Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village | isbn = 978-0-933728-35-6 | pages = 128 | last = Wright | first = John L. | title = Possible Dreams: Enthusiasm for Technology in America | date = July 1992 }}
  • {{Cite journal | volume = 52 | issue = 1/2 | pages = 39–46 | last = Bryant | first = Margaret M. | title = New Words from Popular Mechanics | journal = American Speech | year = 1977 | doi = 10.2307/454718 | jstor = 454718 }}
  • A nearly complete archive of Popular Mechanics issues from 1905 through 2005 is available[18][19] through Google Books.
  • Popular Mechanics' cover art is the subject of Tom Burns' 2015 Texas Tech PhD dissertation, titled Useful fictions: How Popular Mechanics builds technological literacy through magazine cover illustration.[20]
  • Darren Orr wrote an analysis of the state of Popular Mechanics in 2014 as partial fulfillment of requirements for a master's degree in journalism from University of Missouri-Columbia.[21][22]

External links

  • Popularmechanics.com
  • [https://books.google.com/books/serial/ISSN:00324558?rview=1 Google Books archive]
  • Popular Mechanics South African edition
  • {{Gutenberg author |id=Popular+Mechanics+Company}}
  • {{Internet Archive author |sname=Popular Mechanics}}
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=S98DAAAAMBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s Works by or about Popular Mechanics] at Google Books
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