Orson Desaix Munn

Biography

Orson Desaix Munn, born into the vibrant world of mid-nineteenth-century publishing, became the guiding force behind Scientific American as it grew from a quarterly trade journal into a widely read chronicle of invention.

He devoted his energies to ensuring the magazine celebrated practical solutions and the men and women behind them, helping to make new technologies comprehensible to a wider public and leaving a legacy of curiosity about science and industry.