The Science Service Science Program

From The Infomercantile

The Science Program was published by Nelson Doubleday, Inc., with the help of the Science Service. These books, called 'albums,' were sold as a subscription service and delivered monthly. The books themselves were printed in two colors, but gummed sticker full-color photos were distributed with each book, numbered according to blanks found within the book, to be applied by the reader.

As best as I can gauge without specifics, the Science Program began in the late 1950s, and continued into the 1970s. The internal contents of the books varied little, although addendums and corrections were often stapled into the booklet's center along with the image stickers.

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Earth, by Ernst Behrendt	Magnets and Magnetism, by Warren Burkett	Moon, by John A Osmundsen
Universe, by Roy A Gallant	Petroleum, by Ernst Behrendt	Space Flight Communications, by Lt. Walter Ryland
Oceans, by Ernst Behrendt	Atomic Power, by Joseph L Dean	Submarines, by William P St Lawrence
Medical Discoveries, by Herbert Goldberg	Ships, by Michael Blow	Maps & Mapping, by Ben Butterfield

Rockets, by Willy Ley

Volcanoes, by William Cromie

Sound and Hearing, by J Gordon Holt

Gravity, by Ben Patrusky

Navigation, by Peter Viemeister

Cape Canaveral, by Lt. Walter Ryland

Earthquakes, by Wm. Cromie

Weather, by Roy A Gallant

Air Traffic Control, by Ben Butterfield

Sand and Glass, by C.D.T. Baker-Carr.

Crime Detection, by Denis Brian.

Riches of the Animal World, Christine Ammer.

Fire, by Willy Ley.	Radio & Radar Astronomy, Colin A Ronan.	Satellites, by M. Blow and LB Taylor Jr.
Space Exploration USA, by Lt. Walter Ryland and LB Taylor Jr.	Clocks and Watches, by Colin A Ronan.	An Approach to Photography, by Charles L Sherman.

Ephemera

A greeting letter from the Science Program, thanking the subscriber for joining, touting the benefits of the program, and outlining the subscription process after the introductory offer.

Membership Card, Intact

Science Program membership card, at left, intact with perforated 'surround' as would have originally been delivered. Below, the card's back. Membership Card, Back