The history of the future in 10 images
The BBC's What If? season explores visions of the future through subjects such as health, war and technology. But how did artists and dreamers from the past imagine the modern world?
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Wave of the future, dudes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20913249 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20913249)
One of the reasons I love Sci-Fi so much is for those really wrong versions as well as those lovley moments where they get it right.
Another good find DB.
Quote from: meekon5 on March 26, 2013, 05:28:58 PM
One of the reasons I love Sci-Fi so much is for those really wrong versions as well as those lovley moments where they get it right.
Another good find DB.
Thanks, M dude; and check these out (have been looking for this for a while)...
Walter Cronkite - "The 21st Century" March 12, 1967
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6DSu3IfRlo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6DSu3IfRlo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituFqnI0ANo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituFqnI0ANo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZBryYvRfFI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZBryYvRfFI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__MGYrcapdk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__MGYrcapdk)
Used to watch that religiously as a teen... loved it!
Quote from: Hominid on March 27, 2013, 01:01:10 AM
Used to watch that religiously as a teen... loved it!
Yeah, mang; its a classic! Interesting "history of the future."
One of the best things to watch the same day - The Jetsons and The Flintstones. Both of them are full of strange ideas how to deal with everyday life.