Designed by John Denison-Hunt, for British electronics manufacturer Pye. This 1961 TV prototype was supposed to represent the TV of 1971, but the early 1970s was actually the beginning of the end for that particular TV brand, as Sony and Hitachi entered the British market with lower cost sets.
For the story, The Towers of Titan, by Ben Bova. A team of Earth scientists investigate mysterious ancient machines discovered on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
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Cover art by Dean Ellis for a 1979 edition of the book, "Hospital Station."
Romance in a Twenty-First Century Used-Car Lot by Robert F Young. In this story, everybody's expected to wear their own personal automobile at all times.
To go without is to be shunned as a "nudist." Of course!
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By the great Syd Mead
That'll help ya relax after a hard day at future work.
Seems safe enough.
Looks safe!
Facing the challenge of shooting birds over water can be tricky. But the Victorians didn’t let that stop them. Just load your gun and jump into this! Sure, just using a boat would have made more sense, but it wouldn't have been as cool!
Repost from other the sub because it's so badass. Original illustration:
