50 Years Ago

  1. Humans

    From the May 26, 1934, issue

    Extracting bromine from the sea, a new treatment for cancer, and a novel altimeter.

    By Science News
  2. Humans

    From the May 19, 1934, issue

    Preparing for a stratospheric ascent, the great dust storm of 1934, and the invention of the electron microscope.

    By Science News

  3. From the May 12, 1934, issue

    William M. Welch and public health, a thymus-gland extract for speeding up growth, and mass-three hydrogen.

    By Science News
  4. Humans

    From the May 5, 1934, issue

    Steel pipes of the Boulder Canyon project, diphtheria and the blood-brain barrier, and weather effects of volcanic eruptions.