infocus #27 September 2012 National Geographic: 100 Scientific Discoveries That Changed the World - and the Microscope Came in at Number...?

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.87

Most people are familiar with the National Geographic magazine. It was first published in 1888. The ‘yellow border’ (introduced during the second decade of the 20th century) is distinctly recognisable in the newsagents (and the dentist’s waiting room), and it is guaranteed that in any monthly issue there will be at least one article that any reader will find captivating – even if you only read the descriptions accompanying the superb photographs and illustrations. The National Geographic Society has co-sponsored many pioneering explorations ranging from the upper atmosphere to the deepest oceans, and covering every continent and ocean on the planet.