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Popular Electronics

Popular Electronics was an American magazine published by John August Media, LLC, and hosted at TechnicaCuriosa.com. The magazine was started by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company in October 1954 for electronics hobbyists and experimenters. It soon became the "World's Largest-Selling Electronics Magazine". In April 1957, Ziff-Davis reported an average net…

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Publisher
Ziff Davis Gernsback Publications
Categories
hobbyist
First issue
October 1954; 71 years ago (1954-10)
Format
8.5 x 11in., color
Frequency
monthly
Total circulation
409,344 (1982)

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How it started

Typical 1962 issue

Authors and kits

Merger with Electronics World

Personal computers

Computers & Electronics

Ziff-Davis asset sale

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Popular Electronics

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples160
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
Components1

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Popular Electronics

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related to Merger with Electronics World · 28
Popular Electronics → CB Radio, Construction, Dan Meyer, Daniel Meyer, Don Lancaster, Ed Roberts, Electronics World, Even Solid State, Ferrell, Forrest Mims, He, In, January, John Simonton, Les Solomon, Lou Garner, Milton, Oliver, PEEW, Popular Electronics Technical Editor
related to How it started · 27
Popular Electronics → Carl, Each, Frye, Gernsback Publications, In Popular Electronics, In Radio, Initially Oliver Read, It, Jerry, June, Mac, Many, October, Oliver Perry Ferrell, Popular Aviation, Popular Photography, Publisher, Radio, Radio-Craft, Read
related to Personal computers · 25
Popular Electronics → All Solid-State TV Camera, Altair, Before, By, Cromemco, Cyclops Camera, February, Harry Garland, IEEE, It, January, Kenbak-1, Mark-8, Roger Melen, S-100, Stanford University, Terry Walker, The, The Altair, The February
related to Computers & Electronics · 22
Popular Electronics → Alpert, Altair, Apple II, Art Salsberg, August, Burawa, Computers, Editor Alexander, Electronics, Forrest Mims, Glenn Hauser, Here, In November, In October, January, July, Len Feldman, Modern Electronics, One, Seth
related to Authors and kits · 18
Popular Electronics → As Editor, Daniel Meyer, Don Lancaster, Electronics World, He, May, November, October, Olivier Ferrell, Radio-Electronics, San Antonio, Southwest Research Institute, Southwest Texas State, Texas, The, The March, These, Two
related to External links · 10
Popular Electronics → Albuquerque, Electronics, Frye's Carl, History, Internet Archive, Jerry, John, Online, Personal Computer RevolutionAmerica Radio, Popular Electronics Magazine History
related to Gernsback Publications · 9
Popular Electronics → Electronics Now, February, Gernsback Publications, Hands-On Electronics, In, January, Poptronics, The, This
see also · 3
Popular Electronics → Popular ElectronicsNuts, Volts, WGU-20
Categories · 1
Popular Electronics → hobbyist
First issue · 1
Popular Electronics → October 1954; 71 years ago (1954-10)

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Popular ElectronicsCategorieshobbyist1.00infobox
Popular ElectronicsFirst issueOctober 1954; 71 years ago (1954-10)1.00infobox
Popular ElectronicsFormat8.5 x 11in., color1.00infobox
Popular ElectronicsFrequencymonthly1.00infobox
Popular ElectronicsPublisherZiff Davis Gernsback Publications1.00infobox
Popular ElectronicsTotal circulation409,344 (1982)1.00infobox
Lou Garnerinstance ofBy 1965 he was providing the kits for other authors0.80text
schematicsinstance ofThis was done to allow larger illustrations0.80text
to switch printing to offset pressesinstance ofThis was done to allow larger illustrations0.80text
and respond to advertisers desire for larger ad pagesinstance ofThis was done to allow larger illustrations0.80text
the Altair 680instance ofwas really an Altair compatible computer and became one of the most successful personal computers at that time.Popular Electronics had many other computer projects0.80text
the Speechlab voice recognition boardinstance ofwas really an Altair compatible computer and became one of the most successful personal computers at that time.Popular Electronics had many other computer projects0.80text

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