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In April 1950, the U.S. [[United States Atomic Energy Commission|Atomic Energy Commission]] ordered ''Scientific American'' to cease publication of an issue containing an article by [[Hans Bethe]] that appeared to reveal classified information about the thermonuclear [[hydrogen bomb]]. Subsequent review of the material determined that the AEC had overreacted. The incident was important for the "new" ''Scientific American''{{'}}s history, as the AEC's decision to burn 3,000 copies of an early press-run of the magazine containing the offending material appeared to be "[[book burning]] in a free society" when publisher Gerard Piel leaked the incident to the press.<ref>Lewenstein, B. V. (1987). 'Public Understanding of Science' in America, 1945–1965. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, pp. 280–284</ref>
In the October 2020 issue of the magazine, it endorsed [[Joe Biden]] for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], citing Donald Trump's rejection of scientific evidence, especially during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Rachel |date=17 September 2020 |title='Scientific American' Breaks 175 Years Of Tradition, Endorses A Presidential Nominee |work=National Public Radio |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/913881019/scientific-american-breaks-tradition-endorses-a-presidential-candidate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Niedzwiadek |first=Nick |date=15 September 2020 |title=Scientific American backs Biden in first-ever endorsement |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/15/scientific-american-backs-biden-415132}}</ref> In the column reporting the endorsement, the magazine's editors said, "''Scientific American'' has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history. This year we are compelled to do so. We do not do this lightly."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientific-american-endorses-joe-biden/|title=Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden|magazine=Scientific American|date=September 5, 2020|access-date=2020-09-15}}</ref>
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