Popular Mechanics
Tinkerer's monthly read
Popular Mechanics is an American magazine covering technology, science, automotive topics, and do-it-yourself projects.
Founded in 1902, it has long been associated with practical knowledge and mechanical ingenuity, explaining how things work to a general audience.
The name sometimes evokes a mid-century American optimism about technology and tinkering: He had stacks of Popular Mechanics in the garage.
Small mechanical contrivances
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- automationSelf-operating system design
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
inventions · prototypes · hardware · cybernetics · nanotechnology · aerospace · automotive · drones
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
experiments · discovery · research · rocketry · aerodynamics · thermodynamics · quantum · relativity
Craft of shaping lumber
- how-toPractical instruction format
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- toolsDevices for doing work
- workbenchCraftsman's heavy-duty surface
handyman · craftsmanship · renovation · restoration · building · tinkering · repair · plumbing
Distributing written works publicly
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- issuePoint of contention
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
articles · readership · Hearst · journalism · newsstand · feature · reviews · editor
gadgets
Small mechanical contrivances
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- automationSelf-operating system design
engineering · inventions · prototypes · hardware · cybernetics · nanotechnology · aerospace · automotive · drones · cutting-edge
physics
Science of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
meteorology · experiments · discovery · research · rocketry · aerodynamics · thermodynamics · quantum · relativity · paleontology
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
workbench · handyman · craftsmanship · renovation · restoration · building · tinkering · repair · plumbing · electrical
publishing
Distributing written works publicly
- periodicalRecurring printed publication
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- issuePoint of contention
editorial · articles · readership · Hearst · journalism · newsstand · feature · reviews · editor · print
- magazinesmagazine, issue, periodical, publication, design magazine
- periodicalsmagazines, magazine, newspaper, journals, periodicals
- science magazinesScientific American, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Astronomy
- hobby magazinesart magazine, knitting patterns, sewing patterns, sewing pattern
- tech mediaCNET, Wired, tech blog, tech blogger, product review
- Men's MediaMaxim, Esquire, GQ, Playboy, Penthouse
Popular MechanicsVogue
Renowned style periodical
The New Yorker · Harper's Bazaar · Entertainment Weekly · People · Vanity Fair
Popular Mechanicsspeculative fiction
Genre of imagined realities
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