It all started with the 1939 worlds Fair with its theme of ‘the world of tomorrow’
The Fair’s influence on science fiction (and sci-fi parody), industrial, commercial, and urban design, and marketing resonates into the present.
I‘ve always been fascinated by the the concept and I absolutely love the graphic representation of it that permeated the 40s and especially the 50s. I have several books and magazines from the period which explore this.
Here is an example, probably my favourite cover. The Home of tomorrow!
Life Magazine 17 January 1944
What could possibly go wrong?
Fifty years into the future, envisioned in the sixties.
They're working on it.
1939 New York World's Fair."The world of tomorrow" Featuring "Elektro the Robot"
Title: The Bluebird-Proteus CN7 is a gas turbine-powered vehicle that was driven by Donald Campbell and achieved the world land speed record on Lake Eyre in Australia on 17 July 1964.
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. . . from Dreams of Space blog
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