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title: "4 Science Magazines Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Omni is not a science magazine. It is a magazine about the future...Omni was sui generis. Although there were plenty of science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/omni-is-not-a-science-magazine-it-is-a-magazine-about-the-future-omni/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/ben-bova-26822_firsts_omni-is-not-a-science-magazine-it-is-a-m_554768.jpg)

> [We had an erector set, and I was an avid fan of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-van-allen/we-had-an-erector-set-and-i-was-an-avid-fan-of-popular-mechanics-and/)

[James Van Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-van-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/james-van-allen-39189_avid_we-had-an-erector-set-and-i-was-an-avid_1653480.png)

> [“At best he read popular science magazines like the Scientific American he had now, to keep himself up-to-date, in layman's terms, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcewan/at-best-he-read-popular-science-magazines-like-the-scientific/)

[Ian McEwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcewan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38c/ian-mcewan-494_ego_at-best-he-read-popular-science-magazine_2541133.png)

> [I don't know of any science writing going on in women's magazines, unless you count medical stories about things like breast cancer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-wertheim/i-don-t-know-of-any-science-writing-going-on-in-women-s-magazines/)

[Margaret Wertheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-wertheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/margaret-wertheim-23555_audience_i-don-t-know-of-any-science-writing-goin_3034731.jpg)

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