49 Pictures That Show How People Of The Past Imagined The Future

Peter Pizagalli Published 03/19/2021 in wow

Imagine how differently people back then perceived the advancements in technology that looked both incredible and life-changing. And they were. But technology, and the world we live in, escalates so quickly that it surpasses our best forecasts for what the future holds.

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How Nasa Imagined Life In Space
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1970s Futuristic Concept For Jetliner Air Travel
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“The Future Of Phones, 1956”
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Fashions Of 1950, As Predicted On The Cover Of Life Magazine In 1914
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Self Driving Cars Of The Future, Circa 1960
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Futuristic Netherlands, Drawn In 1970
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Home Shopping In The 1940s
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1940s Vision Of Food Delivery Future
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“The 2020 Olympics...not 100% Accurate”
11.
Television Newspaper - Some Day You May Be Able To Receive The Front Page Of Your Morning Newspaper This Way”
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“Artoo Deco”
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City Of The Future As Imagined In 1908
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“VR In 1989”
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18.
The Future We Were Promised”
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This Was An Actual Space Suit Grumman Aircraft Corp Tried To Sell Nasa In 1962
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Nuke-Proof Underground City Below Manhattan, 1969 (Oscar Newman)
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Monsanto House Of The Future 1957
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“1984 Smart Watch
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1969 Japanese Vision Of The Future Classroom, The Odd Part Is That Included Small Robots To Rap Students On The Head When Misbehaving
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A Fifties Navigation System. Don't Know Who Imagined This But I Love It!”
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“'ship's Cat' By Keith Spangle”
32.
1981 Vision Of Suburbia After There's No More Room Left For Suburbs
33.
Futuristic Road Trip With The Family (Bruce Mccall)
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Worst Space Suit Design Ever?”
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We Really Messed Up
45.
“An Artists Depiction Of The Future, Painted In 1930”
46.
Soviet Vision Of The Future In The 1930s
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James Bond Receives A "Text" Via His Smartwatch In The Spy Who Loved Me
48.
“Teen-Agers Of The 21st Century”
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1.
How Nasa Imagined Life In Space
2.
1970s Futuristic Concept For Jetliner Air Travel
3.
“The Future Of Phones, 1956”
4.
Fashions Of 1950, As Predicted On The Cover Of Life Magazine In 1914
5.
Self Driving Cars Of The Future, Circa 1960
6.
Futuristic Netherlands, Drawn In 1970
7.
Home Shopping In The 1940s
8.
1940s Vision Of Food Delivery Future
9.
10.
“The 2020 Olympics...not 100% Accurate”
11.
Television Newspaper - Some Day You May Be Able To Receive The Front Page Of Your Morning Newspaper This Way”
12.
“Artoo Deco”
13.
14.
15.
City Of The Future As Imagined In 1908
16.
“VR In 1989”
17.
18.
The Future We Were Promised”
19.
20.
This Was An Actual Space Suit Grumman Aircraft Corp Tried To Sell Nasa In 1962
21.
Nuke-Proof Underground City Below Manhattan, 1969 (Oscar Newman)
22.
23.
Monsanto House Of The Future 1957
24.
“1984 Smart Watch
25.
26.
27.
1969 Japanese Vision Of The Future Classroom, The Odd Part Is That Included Small Robots To Rap Students On The Head When Misbehaving
28.
29.
A Fifties Navigation System. Don't Know Who Imagined This But I Love It!”
30.
31.
“'ship's Cat' By Keith Spangle”
32.
1981 Vision Of Suburbia After There's No More Room Left For Suburbs
33.
Futuristic Road Trip With The Family (Bruce Mccall)
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
Worst Space Suit Design Ever?”
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
We Really Messed Up
45.
“An Artists Depiction Of The Future, Painted In 1930”
46.
Soviet Vision Of The Future In The 1930s
47.
James Bond Receives A "Text" Via His Smartwatch In The Spy Who Loved Me
48.
“Teen-Agers Of The 21st Century”
49.