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The Man Who Shaped Tomorrow
“Silver to Steel: The Modern Designs of Peter Muller-Munk,” an illuminating exhibition at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art, traces Muller-Munk’s evolution from craftsman of precious objects to stylist of household appliances. By Martin Filler.
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How Experts Think We'll Live in 2000 A.D. (1950)
The December 27, 1950 Robesonian (Lumberton, NC) ran an Associated Press article titled, "How Experts Think We'll Live in 2000 A.D." The article covered the future of movies, commercial flight, space travel, medicine, and women, among many other topics. The entire piece has been transcribed below.
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How French Artists in 1899 Envisioned Life in the Year 2000: Drawing the Future
Atomic physicist Niels Bohr is famously quoted as saying, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.” Yet despite years of getting things wrong, magazines love think pieces on where we’ll be in several decades, even centuries in time.
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1950s fashion from the cover of Life Magazine, 1914
In 1914, nudity was easy to imagine, but not gentlemen in public without hats... By Cory Doctorow.
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Cars From Another Universe: Bizarre Motor Vehicles That Never Caught On
When it comes to motor vehicles, history is filled with curious also-rans. If the inventors of these contraptions had had their ways, our streets might be filled with single-wheeled cars, gas-fueled chariots, and armor-plated snowmobiles.
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Retro Future Fashion: Predictions That Did and Didn't Come True - Eco-Chick
A look back at what we thought we'd be wearing in future fashion.
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Isaac Asimov FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions about Isaac Asimov and his works
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Supersonic Airplanes and the Age of Irrational Technology
Was the Concorde a triumph of modern engineering, a metaphor for misplaced 20th-century values, or both? By Dara Bramson.
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