Orion (popular science magazine)
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| description | Illustrated magazine for nature and technology |
| publishing company | Lux, Murnau |
| First edition | 1946 |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| ZDB | 207436-9 |
Orion was the name of a popular science journal for science and technology. It was designed as a “magazine for everyone” and covered a wide range of topics.
In April 1946, the Orion magazine was started by Sebastian Lux (1886-1970) in Lux-Verlag . It appeared monthly, the first editor was Erich Lasswitz (1880-1959), the son of Kurt Lasswitz ; from 1951 Heinrich Kluth was editor and editor. From 1959 it was published by the Oldenbourg publishing house. It was discontinued in 1960 and was included in Kosmos magazine . In terms of content, it was similar to the concept of Bild der Wissenschaft .
From 1949 it reached a volume of around 1000 pages per year and contained articles from all areas of science and technology. One of the authors who appeared most frequently alongside Heinrich Kluth was Fritz Bolle . The table of contents lists the names of employees in the early years, including Walter Weizel , Gerhard Heberer , Herbert Lüers , Gerhard Piekarski , Erwin Stresemann , Ernst Lehmann and Max Dingler .