New Scientist readers on how the magazine has shaped their lives
To celebrate our 70th anniversary, we asked readers how they first encountered New Scientist – and why they still read it today
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The first issue of New Scientist was published on 22 November 1956, and some of our readers have been with us since the very beginning. We asked subscribers, young and old, to tell us how they first encountered the magazine and how New Scientist has influenced their lives.
The volume of responses and the gratitude expressed within them were quite overwhelming. Here are some of our favourites, featuring a spectacular maggot experiment, science-inspired poetry and even a match made on the short-lived New Scientist dating site. Huge thanks to everyone who wrote in.
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