retrofutures
These GIFs of Hokusai Woodblock Art with UFOs and Lasers Are Freaking Awesome
Ukiyo-e from the future.
One Million Minutes of Archive Footage Reveals Scientists Ahead of Their Times
Associated Press and British Movietone put one million minutes of history on YouTube, including plenty of science moments.
How Disney Was Hustled into Making the Trippiest Movie About Computers Ever
"Computers are People, Too!" is the defining artifact of the 80s CGI era.
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Stock Photos Are Like Time Capsules for Retro Tech
Technological obsolescence is how you end up with anachronistic pictures of floppy disks featuring the bitcoin symbol.
Alexander Graham Bell Made a Wireless Phone That Ran on Sunshine
Happy 134th birthday to the photophone.
Dyson's 'Google Glass', and Other Inventions That Never Quite Made It
A rare glimpse at the potential future tech that never was.
MovieFone Is Dead, But These Automated Phone Services Live On
It's a sad day, but some relics of the analog days still live on.