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The history of Smithsonian began when Edward K. Thompson, the retired editor of Life magazine, was asked by the then-Secretary of the Smithsonian, S. Dillon Ripley, to produce a magazine "about things in which the Smithsonian [Institution] is interested, might be interested or ought to be interested."[4]
Thompson would later recall that his philosophy for the new magazine was that it "would stir curiosity in already receptive minds. It would deal with history as it is relevant to the present. It would present art, since true art is never dated, in the richest possible reproduction. It would peer into the future via coverage of social progress and of science and technology. Technical matters would be digested and made intelligible by skilled writers who would stimulate readers to reach upward while not turning them off with jargon. We would find the best writers and the best photographers—not unlike the best of the old Life."[4]
In 1973, the magazine turned a profit for the first time. By 1974, circulation had nearly quadrupled, to 635,000, and it reached the one million milestone in 1975—one of the most successful launches of its time. In 1980, Thompson was replaced by Don Moser, who had also worked at Life, and circulation reached upwards of two million, in turn, by Carey Winfrey upon his retirement in 2001. Michael Caruso succeeded Carey Winfrey in 2011, and served as editor-in-chief until 2019.[5] Since that time Deborah Rosenberg and Terence Monmaney have served as executive editors.[6]
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smithsonian, magazine, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expanding, lead, provide, accessible, overview, important, aspects, article, june, 2021, smithsonian, official, journal, published, smithsonian, instit. This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article June 2021 Smithsonian is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C The first issue was published in 1970 3 SmithsonianSeptember 2008 cover of SmithsonianCategoriesHistory science arts natureFrequencyMonthlyTotal circulation June 2016 1 840 077 1 First issueApril 1970 52 years ago 1970 04 CompanySmithsonian InstitutionCountryUnited StatesBased inWashington D C U S LanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr smithsonianmag wbr comISSN0037 7333 Contents 1 History 2 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards 3 Contributors 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe history of Smithsonian began when Edward K Thompson the retired editor of Life magazine was asked by the then Secretary of the Smithsonian S Dillon Ripley to produce a magazine about things in which the Smithsonian Institution is interested might be interested or ought to be interested 4 Thompson would later recall that his philosophy for the new magazine was that it would stir curiosity in already receptive minds It would deal with history as it is relevant to the present It would present art since true art is never dated in the richest possible reproduction It would peer into the future via coverage of social progress and of science and technology Technical matters would be digested and made intelligible by skilled writers who would stimulate readers to reach upward while not turning them off with jargon We would find the best writers and the best photographers not unlike the best of the old Life 4 In 1973 the magazine turned a profit for the first time By 1974 circulation had nearly quadrupled to 635 000 and it reached the one million milestone in 1975 one of the most successful launches of its time In 1980 Thompson was replaced by Don Moser who had also worked at Life and circulation reached upwards of two million in turn by Carey Winfrey upon his retirement in 2001 Michael Caruso succeeded Carey Winfrey in 2011 and served as editor in chief until 2019 5 Since that time Deborah Rosenberg and Terence Monmaney have served as executive editors 6 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards EditEvery year since 2012 the magazine has sponsored the American Ingenuity Awards a recognition of innovation in the arts sciences and technology Winners have included Bryan Stevenson Elon Musk Lin Manuel Miranda OK Go John Krasinski Dave Eggers Aziz Ansari Rosanne Cash Jeff Bezos Fred Armisen Bill Hader and David Lynch Presenters have included Stephen Hawking twice Stephen Colbert David Byrne Herbie Hancock Erin Brockovich Ruben Blades Bill Nye Art Spiegelman and Senator Al Franken The American Ingenuity Award itself was created by the artist Jeff Koons 7 Contributors EditNotable past and current contributors to Smithsonian have included Richard Conniff Frank Deford Eileen Gunn Penn Jillette Jon Krakauer Jill Lepore Franz Lidz Alan Lightman Jo Marchant David McCullough Susan Orlean Nathaniel Philbrick Paul TherouxReferences Edit AAM Total Circ for Consumer Magazines Alliance for Audited Media Retrieved October 27 2016 Smithsonian Magazine Top 100 U S Magazines by Circulation PDF PSA Research Center Archived from the original PDF on November 15 2016 Retrieved February 6 2016 a b Winfrey Carey October 2005 Noxious Bogs amp Amorous Elephants Smithsonian s birth 35 years ago only hinted at the splendors to follow Smithsonian archived from the original on February 2 2013 Michael Caruso Steps Down as Editor in Chief of Smithsonian Magazine Smithsonian Magazine Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards Smithsonian com Retrieved January 12 2016 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smithsonian magazine amp oldid 1129062727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
