1917 Gernsback Electrical Experimenter magazines online

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Twenty-four issues of the 1917 "Electrical Experimenter" magazines edited by Hugo Gernsback are available online through the Wayback Machine. The collection includes notable cover art, such as one featuring WWI Doughboys with Deathrays. Users can access the magazines and their unique content via the provided links. The discussion highlights the benefits of modern digital archives in discovering historical publications. This accessibility allows enthusiasts and researchers to explore vintage science and technology literature.
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1917 Gernsback "Electrical Experimenter" magazines online
Hey, there are twenty four Hugo Gernsback "Electrical Experimenter" magazines on wayback:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator:"Gernsback,+Hugo,+1884-1967,+ed"

Here's one:
1917 cover, WWI Doughboys with Deathrays
http://www.archive.org/stream/n2electricalexperi05gern#page/n0/mode/2up

There's also a cover art archive elsewhere:
http://www.magazineart.org/main.php/v/technical/electricalexperimenter/?g2_page=3
 
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