From Scientific American comes this tale of longevity:
"Mariette DiChristina Named Scientific American Editor in Chief
DiChristina is the eighth person to assume the top post in the magazine's 164-year history and the first woman to hold the position. She has been the acting editor in chief since this past June after the departure of then editor-in-chief, John Rennie."
So, the 7 previous editors have held the post 164 years, or better than 20 years each.
The copy of Scientific American I read on the train tonight is a bit different than the ones I remember as a kid, but it's been a gradual evolution and the articles still have those fantastic graphics that explain difficult concepts in a simple, understandable way. If there was a Nobel Prize for science illustrations, Scientific American would have won it many times over.
The only thing I miss now from the Scientific American of my youth is Martin Gardner's math column. It's too bad they've not been able to find a good substitute for it after Martin retired from Scientific American -- but it's nice to know Gardner is still alive and well.
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