Popular Science

Popular Science (PopSci) is an American monthly magazine carrying popular science content, that is, articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects.Popular Science has won over 58 awards, including the American Society of Magazine Editors awards for its journalistic excellence in both 2003 (for General Excellence) and 2004 (for Best Magazine Section). With roots beginning in 1872, PopSci has been translated into over 30 languages and goes out to at least 45 countries.

Popular Science

Editor	Cliff Ransom
Categories	Interdisciplinary
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Bonnier Corporation
Total circulation (December 2012)	1,323,041[1]
First issue	1872
Country	USA
Website	www.popsci.com
ISSN	0161-7370
OCLC number	488612811

Early history[edit]

Popular Science Monthly was founded in May 1872 by Edward L. Youmans 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. Early issues were mostly reprints of English periodicals. The journal became an outlet for writings and ideas of Charles Darwin, Thomas Henry Huxley, Louis Pasteur,Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, Thomas Edison, John Dewey and James McKeen Cattell. William Jay Youmans, Edward's brother, helped foundPopular Science Monthly in 1872 and was an editor as well. He became editor-in-chief on Edward's death in 1887.^[2] The publisher, D. Appleton & Company, was forced for economic reasons to sell the journal in 1900.^[3]

James McKeen Cattell became the editor in 1900 and the publisher in 1901. Cattell had a background in academics and continued publishing articles for educated readers. By 1915 the readership was declining and publishing a science journal was a financial challenge. In a September 1915 editorial, Cattell related these difficulties to his readers and announced that the "Popular Science Monthly" name had been "transferred" to a group that wanted the name for a general audience magazine, a publication which fit the name better. The existing journal would continue the academic tradition as Scientific Monthly. Existing subscribers would remain subscribed under the new name.^[4] Scientific Monthly was published until 1958 when it was absorbed into Science.^[5]

The Modern Publishing Company acquired the Popular Science Monthly name. This company had purchased Electrician and Mechanicmagazine in 1914 and over the next two years merged several magazines together into a science magazine for a general audience. The magazine had a series of name changes: Modern Electrics and Mechanics, Popular Electricity and Modern Mechanics, Modern Mechanics and finally World's Advance, before the publishers purchased the name Popular Science Monthly. The October 1915 issue was titled Popular Science Monthly and World's Advance. The volume number (Vol. 87, No. 4) was that of Popular Science but the content was that of World's Advance. The new editor was Waldemar Kaempffert, a former editor of Scientific American.^[6][7]

The change in Popular Science Monthly was dramatic. The old version was a scholarly journal that had eight to ten articles in a 100 page issue. There would be ten to twenty photographs or illustrations. The new version had hundreds of short, easy to read articles with hundreds of illustrations. Editor Kaempffert was writing for "the home craftsman and hobbyist who wanted to know something about the world of science." The circulation doubled in the first year.^[3] Currently (March 2010), the October–December 1915 issues are missing from the [Google Books] online archive - the only such omission besides the rolling one-year delay in making recent issues available online.

From 1935 to 1949, the magazine sponsored a series of short films, produced by Jerry Fairbanks and released by Paramount Pictures.

From July 1952 to December 1989, Popular Science carried Roy Doty's Wordless Workshop as a regular feature.

From July 1969 to May 1989, the cover and table of contents carried the subtitle, "The What's New Magazine." The cover removed the subtitle the following month and the contents page removed it in February 1990.

Recent history[edit]

On January 25, 2007, Time Warner sold this magazine, along with 17 other special interest magazines, to Bonnier Magazine Group.^[8]On September 24, 2008, Australian publishing company Australian Media Properties (part of the WW Media Group) launched a local version of Popular Science. It is a monthly magazine, like its American counterpart, and uses content from the American version of the magazine as well as local material.^[9] Australian Media Properties also launched www.popsci.com.au at the same time, a localised version of the Popular Science website.

Tablet[edit]

On March 27, 2011, Popular Science magazine sold the 10,000th subscription to its iPad edition, nearly six weeks after accepting Apple's terms for selling subs on its tablet.^[10]

Mobile[edit]

In August 2009, Popular Science launched a free iPhone app called PopSci.com,^[11] which delivers content from their Web site. The app got a redesign and major update in November 2010. Since January 2011, Popular Science is also available for Android phones and tablets.^[12]

Popular Science+[edit]

In early 2010, Bonnier partnered with London-based design firm BERG to create Mag+, a magazine publishing platform for tablets. In April 2010, Popular Science+,^[13] the first title on the Mag+ platform, launched in the iTunes Store the same day the iPad launched.^[14]The app contains all the content in the print version as well as added content and digital-only extras. Bonnier has since launched several more titles on the Mag+ platform, including Popular Photography+ and Transworld Snowboarding+.

Popular Science Predictions Exchange[edit]

In July 2007, Popular Science launched the Popular Science Predictions EXchange (PPX). People were able to place virtual bets on what the next innovations in technology, the environment, and science would be. Bets have included whether Facebook would have aninitial public offering by 2008, when a touchscreen iPod would be launched, and whether Dongtan, China's eco-city, would be inhabited by 2010. The PPX shut down in 2009.

Television-Future Of...[edit]

Popular Science's Future Of...^[15] show premiered on Monday, August 10, 2009 on the Science Channel. The show is concerned with the future of technology and science in a particular topic area that varies from week to week. As of December 2009, a new episode is premiered every Monday.^[16]

Popular Science on Google Books[edit]

Since March 5, 2010, all Popular Science issues since the first issue of May 1872 are available for free on Google Books.^[17]

Publishers[edit]

Dates	Publisher
1872–1900	D. Appleton & Company
1900–1901	McClure, Philips and Company
1901–1915	Science Press
1915–1924	Modern Publishing Company
1924–1967	Popular Science Publishing Company
1967–1973	Popular Science Publishing Company, subsidiary of Times Mirror
1973–2000	Times Mirror Company
2000–2007	Time Inc.
2007 – present	Bonnier Magazine Group

Sources: American Mass-Market Magazines^[3] The Wall Street Journal^[18] and New York Post.^[19]

Gallery[edit]

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  Ship on Stilts Rides Above Waves, January 1936, by Edgar Franklin Wittmack
 
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  Cars Without Wheels, July 1959

Honda Airwave

The Honda Airwave was a subcompact car produced by the Japanese automaker Honda from 2005 to 2010. It was a five-door station wagon version of the first generation City / Fit Aria and Fit/Jazz, which was a sedan and a hatchback respectively. The Airwave was built on the Global Small Car platform; however, unlike the City and Fit, the Airwave was unique to the Japanese market. Honda announced the debut of the Airwave on April 7, 2005.^[1] Production ended in August 2010. Its successor, the Fit Shuttle, went on sale in June 2011.

Honda Airwave/Honda Partner
Overview
Manufacturer	Honda Motor Company
Production	2005-2010
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact car
Body style	5-door wagon
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive
Platform	Global Small Car
Related	Honda Fit Honda Fit Aria/City
Powertrain
Engine	1.5L L15A VTEC I4 (Airwave) 1.5L L15A i-DSI I4 (Partner)
Transmission	CVT automatic/ 7-speed CVT (Airwave) 5-speed automatic (Partner)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2550 mm (100.4 in)
Length	4350 mm (171.3 in)
Width	1695 mm (66.7 in)
Height	1515 mm (59.6 in)
Curb weight	1220 kg
Chronology
Predecessor	Honda Partner/Orthia
Successor	Honda Fit Shuttle

Models[edit]

The Airwave was sold in two trim lines, the basic "G" model, and the well-equipped "L" model. Each of the trim lines had an optional panoramic glass sunroof that covered a large part of the roof. Each version of the car was available in either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.

It was also sold as the Honda Partner (series GJ3/GJ4) panel van between March 10, 2006 and August 2010 in Japan.^[2] Essentially a decontented version of the Airwave, the Partner utilized a different 1.5 L engine, the L15A I-DSi (unlike the VTEC engine in the Airwave), mated to a five-speed automatic transmission identical to that found in the North American market Fit.

Drivetrain[edit]

L15A (1.5L SOHC VTEC) engine.

The Airwave was powered by the largest version of Honda's L-seriesengine family, the 1,496 cc 1.5 LVTEC L15A gasoline engine. The engine produced a maximum output of 81 kW (109 hp) at 5800 rpm and a maximum torque of 143 Nm (105 lb·ft) at 4800 rpm.

Two forms of a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) were available on the Airwave. The "G" trim line had a standard CVT, while the "L" sported a CVT with seven-speed mode which allowed the driver to choose between the smooth, shiftless acceleration of a standard CVT, or the added option of shifting through seven computer-controlled "gears".

Interior[edit]

Fuel economy monitor in a 2006 Airwave

The interior versatility of the Airwave was similar to its smaller sibling, the Fit. By moving the fuel tank underneath the front row of seats, space was freed up in the rear for a flexible seating system. Like the Fit, the Airwave had five different seating modes.

Ultra Seat: The fuel tank and rear suspension layout also allows a multiple-mode seating system, marketed by Honda as Ultra Seat (Asia) and Magic Seat (North America, Oceania), with four seating modes — and a fifth in certain markets:

• Normal: seats were in their normal position with seating for five.
• Utility: Either section (or both) of the 60:40 split rear seat sank down into the rear foot well as the rear seat back was lowered forward. This offered a low, perfectly flat surface that increased the cargo area substantially.
• Long: The rear seat folded down similar to utility mode, but the front passenger seat folded backward, leaving an area that could hold items as long as 2.7 meters (8.9 ft).
• Tall: Either section (or both) of the rear seat cushion folded up against the rear seat back, allowing for an area of 1.25 meters (4.1 ft) in height.
• Refresh: With the headrest of the front seats removed, the front seat backs could be folded down to form a lounge-style sitting area.

Sales[edit]

The Airwave started its sales from Apr 7th, 2005.

Sales Figures in the Japanese domestic market:

Year	Sales in Japan
2005	43,846
2006	32,253
2007	21,175
2008	15,648
2009	7,052

All of them were sold in the Japanese market; however, some of them were exported as parallel imports to some countries (e.g., Hong Kong, Singapore, Pakistan and New Zealand).

Mark Boucher

Mark Verdon Boucher (born 3 December 1976) is a former South African cricketer, who holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He has represented Border, South Africa, Africa XI, ICC World XI and Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He had been a regular feature of the South African side since the 1997/1998 tour to Australia, until his retirement from international cricket in July 2012 after a serious eye injury against Somerset.

Mark Boucher

Boucher playing his last game for South Africa againstSomerset in July 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Mark Verdon Boucher
Born	3 December 1976 (age 37) East London, Cape Province, South Africa
Nickname	Guinness, Billy
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut(cap 267)	17 October 1997 v Pakistan
Last Test	3 January 2012 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 46)	16 January 1998 v New Zealand
Last ODI	28 October 2011 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	9
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995/96–2002/03	Border
2004/05-2012	Warriors
2009–2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2011	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 147 295 212 365 Runs scored 5,515 4,686 8,803 6,218 Batting average 30.30 28.57 33.34 28.19 100s/50s 5/35 1/26 10/53 2/35 Top score 125 147* 134 147* Balls bowled 8 – 32 – Wickets 1 – 1 – Bowling average 6.00 – 26.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 – Best bowling 1/6 – 1/6 – Catches/stumpings 532/23 403/22 712/37 484/31

Early life[edit]

Born in East London, Boucher was educated at Selborne College where he was coached by Richard Pybus.^[2]

Career[edit]

Notable achievements[edit]

From the time he replaced Dave Richardson until his retirement, Boucher was South Africa's first-choice wicketkeeper, and is widely regarded as one of the, if not the, greatest wicketkeepers South Africa has ever had. He holds the record for the most dismissals (catches and stumpings) in Test cricket. He reached the record originally when he overtook the former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healyin the first test of the Bank Alfalah Test Series versus Pakistan in Karachi on 3 October 2007 when he stumped Umar Gul off the bowling of Paul Harris. He then lost the record to Adam Gilchrist before regaining it when he caught Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh in February 2008.^[3] Boucher is also second on the all-time list in One Day Internationals, also behind Adam Gilchrist. He once held the record for the highest score by a nightwatchman in Test cricket with 125 for South Africa v Zimbabwe at Harare in November 1999.^[4] On 12 March 2006 he hit the winning runs for South Africa against Australia in what had been the Greatest One Day International ever played.^[5]

Later in 2006, on 20 September, he made his maiden ODI century, hitting an unbeaten 147 against Zimbabwe from a mere 68 balls. His hundred came up off just 44 balls, the second-fastest ODI century ever. Boucher did benefit, however, from some very poor Zimbabwean fielding, being dropped no fewer than six times during his innings.^[6] He has played over one hundred consecutive ODIs for his country and is one of only eleven players, including Hansie Cronjé and Shaun Pollock, to achieve this.^[7] In February 2007 he and Jacques Kallis combined to hit Mohammad Asif for 28 runs off an over in an ODI at SuperSport Park in Centurion. It broke the South African record for most runs off an over which was previously held by both Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith with 27. However, this was later broken by Herschelle Gibbs with 36 runs off one over, the most possible without no-balls or wides.^[8]

In the period while the team was under Shaun Pollock's leadership, Boucher was the regular vice-captain of the team and lead the team in tests four times. These matches include a victory over Australia, an achievement which Pollock could not manage. Boucher started his 2007 World Cup campaign in good form with a 21-ball half century, the then fastest in World Cup history (before being beaten by Brendon McCullum's 20-ball effort six days later) - scoring 75 not out against the Netherlands as South Africa scored 353 for 4 wickets in a rain-shortened World Cup match. However, this was overshadowed by Herschelle Gibbs's six sixes in an over, the 3rd time ever in world cricket and first time in a One Day International match, and thus in the World Cup.^[9] He became the first wicketkeeper in the history of test cricket to reach the milestone of 400 dismissals when he caught Danish Kaneria off the bowling of Makhaya Ntini on 10 October 2007 in the second test of the Bank Alfalah Test Series against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.^[10]

Despite being South Africa's consistent wicket-keeper for a long time, age meant that batsman AB de Villiers was given a chance with the gloves and he impressed. However de Villiers is one of the team's best outfielders and therefore Boucher continued to feature in the team. He participated in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 and the South African coach Corrie van Zyl said that both Boucher andHerschelle Gibbs have the chance to get back in the team. He stated that Boucher will get his chance in the team provided that he performs in the domestic ODI tournament and that both of them had a good chance in playing for the 2011 Cricket World Cup ^[11] He was however still selected for the Test series against Pakistan and continues to be South Africa's number one test wicket-keeper ^[12]Also during that time Boucher recovered from his six-week shoulder injury and stated that he is desperate for a return to international cricket. He stated that his main aim was to participate in the 2011 Cricket World Cup ^[13]

Eye injury and retirement[edit]

Boucher is surrounded by the South African team immediately after suffering his eye injury against Somerset in 2012.

Mark Boucher suffered a serious eye injury on 9 July 2012, after being struck on his left eye by a bail.^[14] He was not wearing a protective helmet nor glasses when he was struck by the bail after leg-spinner Imran Tahir bowled Somerset's Gemaal Hussain.^[15] Following surgery to the eyeball, Boucher was ruled out of the rest of the tour. Due to the severity of the injury, Boucher—who had planned to retire at the end of the tour—retired from International Cricket on 10 July.

There was no damage to the retina, so it was felt that there was a chance for Boucher to recover some vision in the damaged eye.^[18] After undergoing two operations on his injured eye, surgeons announced that they were "cautiously optimistic".^[19]

Tributes included comments from Shaun Pollock and Kevin Pietersen. Pollock congratulated him on a great career, while Pietersen called for more support from fans and those involved in sports, saying "Let’s keep it going! Bouch is a fighter!".