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âtooâ soon. (Sorry, this is one of my major pet peeves) Love the art work. My dad used to have old magazines (canât remember the title) that used to write about advances in science/engineering/etc. and they sure were interesting to read.
Think about it people. Did anyone actually PROMISE there were going to be flying cars, instantly, the second we entered this century? Or was that maybe⊠speculation? Hah? Huh?
How long is a century? 100 years, I do believe? Yeah, pretty sure. From the Latin word for âhundred.â So everything we dreamed up was supposed to appear the very first of those hundred years?
Chances are itâll never be like The Jetson, swerving and weaving wherever we please. Expect travel lanes. And a system on place for handling breakdowns. Thereâs an old story (no idea if itâs true or a joke) that at the beginning of the last century there were two cars in the entire state of Kansas⊠and they hit each other.
I used to buy, read and ultimately subscribe to âAstoundingâ (âAnalogâ after 1960) and the science âfactâ articles were always interesting â but the problem was the editor, John Campbell â he never would allow his writers to launch into unbridled âflights of fancyâ in the âScience Factâ parts of the magazine. However the great âScience Fictionâ more than made up for it to my young mind.
The wild-eyed stories of submersed cities, cities on the moon, flying and Atomic-powered cars and rocket and jet packs were left to âPopular Scienceâ, âPopular Mechanicsâ and âMechanix Illustratedâ, which I also poured over every month (after my dad finished with them, of course).
and it was pretty silent on the subject of the eradication of crime, pollution, and disease.
Of course, the fact I could get a copy of an eighty year old magazine in a few seconds suggests weâre actually living in a pretty sweet age in many respects.
pkdphd almost 5 years ago
And donât forget the flying cars.
contralto2b almost 5 years ago
âtooâ soon. (Sorry, this is one of my major pet peeves) Love the art work. My dad used to have old magazines (canât remember the title) that used to write about advances in science/engineering/etc. and they sure were interesting to read.
Lightpainter almost 5 years ago
He is wrong about the pollution..that isnât disappearing soon, unfortunately.
donwestonmysteries almost 5 years ago
Hey whereâs my space car?
lami50 almost 5 years ago
It could have been if politicians would work together, for the people, as they should.
scottartist creator almost 5 years ago
Think about it people. Did anyone actually PROMISE there were going to be flying cars, instantly, the second we entered this century? Or was that maybe⊠speculation? Hah? Huh?
How long is a century? 100 years, I do believe? Yeah, pretty sure. From the Latin word for âhundred.â So everything we dreamed up was supposed to appear the very first of those hundred years?
Chances are itâll never be like The Jetson, swerving and weaving wherever we please. Expect travel lanes. And a system on place for handling breakdowns. Thereâs an old story (no idea if itâs true or a joke) that at the beginning of the last century there were two cars in the entire state of Kansas⊠and they hit each other.
RobinHood almost 5 years ago
A year later, Pearl Harbor
Withan almost 5 years ago
Wrong book. Try something by Orwell
wellis1947 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I used to buy, read and ultimately subscribe to âAstoundingâ (âAnalogâ after 1960) and the science âfactâ articles were always interesting â but the problem was the editor, John Campbell â he never would allow his writers to launch into unbridled âflights of fancyâ in the âScience Factâ parts of the magazine. However the great âScience Fictionâ more than made up for it to my young mind.
The wild-eyed stories of submersed cities, cities on the moon, flying and Atomic-powered cars and rocket and jet packs were left to âPopular Scienceâ, âPopular Mechanicsâ and âMechanix Illustratedâ, which I also poured over every month (after my dad finished with them, of course).
WF11 almost 5 years ago
I love the 1940âs clothing styles, for both men and women. Way better than the 1930âs or 1950âs! Jay looks really sharp in the suit.
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
Well, Popular Mechanics kept assuring usâŠ
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Unfortunately, thatâs the October 1940 issue, which you can read for yourself here:
https://archive.org/details/AstoundingV26n02194010/mode/2up
and it was pretty silent on the subject of the eradication of crime, pollution, and disease.
Of course, the fact I could get a copy of an eighty year old magazine in a few seconds suggests weâre actually living in a pretty sweet age in many respects.
Dragoncat almost 5 years ago
So, why do I feel like weâre on our way back to the Stone Age⊠or at least the Dark Ages?
Claymore Premium Member almost 5 years ago
born *too soon.