Promotion. Old Tech on Pinterest | Computers, Sony and Radios. Paleofuture - Paleofuture Blog. February, 1934 Practical Mechanics (image: In 1932 American newspapers started publishing wildly exaggerated stories about a British robot named Alpha that allegedly blinked to life, rose to his feet, and shot his inventor. Some of the stories quoted the inventor, Harry May, as saying that he knew Alpha would turn against him one day. An editorial from Louisiana even proclaimed that the era of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was upon us.
But just two years later Alpha made a trip to the United States in a whirlwind of guns, gizmos and girls. In this film from 1934 we see Alpha shooting a gun loaded with blanks, answering questions about his height and weight, and being particularly mean to a brunette who apparently wasn't blonde enough to be Alpha's bride. The November 5, 1934 issue of Time magazine describes a demonstration of Alpha at Macy's department store in Manhattan: Last week Alpha, the robot, made its first public appearance in the U. Retro-Futurismus. SPACE AGE BOHEMIA. Been waiting for this since November 2013 - got tickets for the show next thursday - yessss, can’t wait!! Did you know Interstellars VFX-artists worked with a physicist to create a wormhole travel effect so accurate it could look like that for real?
I admit it. I’m into Syd Mead and concept cars. Syd Mead: U.S. 1.: Syd mead. 2.: Paul Alexander. Eric Ladd. 80s, we can almost feel you. "Ship’s Cat" by Keith Spangle. Another future vision for urban life: the underground city. The living capsule bei Sanyo. Dan McPharlin. Ski-Ffy. Science fiction montly. Le rétro-futurisme à la française. Ces illustrations d’anticipation futuriste ont été publiées en 1954 dans une série d’ albums d’images qui étaient édités par la chocolaterie Cantalou. Passé. Friday, July 20 2012 By Claire on Friday, July 20 2012, 19:49 Continue reading ... no trackback Wednesday, June 27 2012 By Claire on Wednesday, June 27 2012, 19:58 Apple mode Retro Vintage Thursday, May 10 2012 By Claire on Thursday, May 10 2012, 20:36 Wednesday, March 7 2012 By Claire on Wednesday, March 7 2012, 19:28 futuriste iOS iOS86 iPhone 4S Repponen Thursday, December 15 2011 By Claire on Thursday, December 15 2011, 19:02 Thursday, November 3 2011 By Ben on Thursday, November 3 2011, 16:38 Allemagne Leipzig Retrovelo rétro sacoches vintage vélo Retrovelo, firme Allemande basée à Leipzig, semble exister depuis le siècle dernier mais il n’en est rien.
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