Goodyear's Luxury Dirigible of the Future

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In the February 1931 issue, Popular Mechanics reported on the dawn of transatlantic flight.



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Pan American plane passing a steamer during a test many miles from shore. Flying boats like this speed over water hops of 1,000 miles and more.

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In the February 1931 issue, Popular Mechanics reported on the dawn of transatlantic flight.



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Pan American plane passing a steamer during a test many miles from shore. Flying boats like this speed over water hops of 1,000 miles and more.

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In the February 1931 issue, Popular Mechanics reported on the dawn of transatlantic flight.



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Pan American plane passing a steamer during a test many miles from shore. Flying boats like this speed over water hops of 1,000 miles and more.

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General Electric scientists predict your TV-picture screen in 1964 may be so thin that it can be hung like a painting on the wall or mounted like a vanity mirror in a table model.

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«Popular Mechanics»,
Prediction 1915: Electric Organ Plays In Colors
«... are vividly expressed by color parts used in connection with orchestral music in some of the greatest concert halls of the world.»

Prediction 1924: Light Show Symphonies
"Light music is as much an art as painting, sculpture or dancing, and is a wonderful medium for artistic expression."

Prediction 1938: Fire And Water Light Concerts



"I confidently predict that a few years will place 'light concerts' beside symphony concerts, the opera and the movies. And every home will have a color organ, as every home now has a piano or a phonograph," – says Thomas Wilfred, inventor of the Clavilux light organ.

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The maiden flight of the prototype occurred on 17 March 1966.



Two pilots + six passengers,
maximum speed: 409 km/h

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Первый экспериментальный прототип Татры Т3 был построен в 1960 году. Машина оказалась настолько удачной и прорывной, что не теряла актуальности тридцать лет, до распада восточноевропейского блока, когда в условиях хаоса выпуск трамвая был прекращён. Сегодня «Татра Т3» по-прежнему популярна и любима как у нас, так и на родине: вагон получился крайне удачным, и общепризнан как лучший трамвай всех времён и народов. Во всех странах, куда только попадали классические Татры, их по-прежнему эксплуатируют по полной программе, часто модернизируют и обновляют, внедряя современную электронику.
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In 1988, the T3 tram entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most widely produced tram in the world. With over 14,000 cars produced, it is still in 2015 probably the most widespread tram car in the world



In service: 1960 – present

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1942-10-05. Electricity from the sun. Futuristic Solar Electric Generator



1942-11-16. Large Telescope


1942-08-10. Double-deck Supertrain to Tomorrow


1942-09-07. Airplanes landing in downtown

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1942-10-05. Electricity from the sun. Futuristic Solar Electric Generator



1942-11-16. Large Telescope


1942-08-10. Double-deck Supertrain to Tomorrow


1942-09-07. Airplanes landing in downtown

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Ad in Life Magazine on March 27, 1944. Train of Thought for the Future.
Illustrator James R. Bingham (1917-1971)



Forecasting the Future. Life, April 24, 1944.



3. Like to ride on a train like this? American Railroads ad published in Life Magazine on May 22, 1944. Artwork by Australian illustrator John Vickery



1944 Bohn bridge (A.Radebaugh)

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System/360 was the world's first mainframe, and its introduction opened the door to a new era of computing in which, for the first time, it was possible to perform a million instructions per second.

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В субботу принял участие в уличной сессии городского астрономического клуба в рамках Ночи музеев. В 22 ч на площади у Ракеты было человек 200-250 всех возрастов, с дюжину телескопов с зелёными лазерами и столько же персонала. Погода была истинно июльская, +28-33°C. Смотрели великолепную Луну, Марс, Вегу, Мицар, рассеяное звёздное скопление "Стрекозка", пролёт МКС - необычайно яркой, и другие объекты. Самый большой хвост был к большому телескопу, направленному на М13 в Геркулесе.



... Шаровое звёздное скопление в созвездии Геркулеса - одно из самых ярких и хорошо изученных скоплений в нашей Галактике. Расположено в 25 тысячах световых лет от Солнца. Его диаметр составляет около 150 световых лет, хотя наиболее плотная его часть ограничена областью в 100 световых лет. Содержит до миллиона звёзд. Было открыто в 1714 году Эдмондом Галлеем, который отметил, что скопление видно невооружённым глазом на чистом безлунном небе.

В 1974 году в М13 было отправлено радиопослание с 300-м радиотелескопа Аресибо (недавно к сожалению необратимо повреждённого в результате аварии), для гипотетических внеземных цивилизаций.

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It became the first commercial solar thermal power plant to supply uninterrupted power for a full 24 hours, ... One of the biggest advantages of using heat is that it can be stored more easily than light, allowing for electricity production to continue even after the sun sets.

The radiation heats molten salts that circulate inside the tower to temperatures of more than 500 °C (932 °F). The hot molten salts are then stored in tanks that are specially designed to maintain the high temperatures. This cutting-edge heat storage system enables the power plant to run steam turbines and generate electricity for up to 15 hours without any incoming solar radiation.

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The XL1 by Volkswagen is the most efficient production car in the world with a fuel consumption of 0.9L/100km. Thanks to its plug-in hybrid system, the ...

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"See trains from the 1940s, when passengers could ride the railroad in comfort & class "

Serving the nation. Life Magazine, June 30, 1941.


Oct 2, 1949

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1944 General Electric and Georgia Carroll


1945
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1947(?)


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“How soon will you be able to see over the phone?” Hughes Aircraft Company, 1956.

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... and other wonders of communications from the Seagram's "Men Who Plan beyond Tomorrow" Ad Series :

1944-11-20 Facsimile Newspaper


1943-06-14 3-Dimensional Movies


1946-02-18 Personal radio-phone


1944-10-02 Private Walkie-Talkie


1946-04-15 Sports Bar

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