Paleofuture

Welcome to the Paleofuture blog, where we explore past visions of the future. From flying cars and jetpacks to utopias and dystopias.

Paleofuture Has Moved to Gizmodo!

Sep 17

Sep 17 Paleofuture Has Moved to Gizmodo!

Walk-Through Metal Detectors Were Invented to Catch Thieving Employees

Jun 20

Jun 20 Walk-Through Metal Detectors Were Invented to Catch Thieving Employees

How Yesterday's Feminists Invented the Food of the Future

May 30

May 30 How Yesterday's Feminists Invented the Food of the Future

Milwaukee's Future: Predictions from 1900

May 29

May 29 Milwaukee's Future: Predictions from 1900

The First Movie On TV Was In Theaters At The Time

May 24

May 24 The First Movie On TV Was In Theaters At The Time

The Horrifying Flame Tank of the 1930s Meant to End All Wars

May 23

May 23 The Horrifying Flame Tank of the 1930s Meant to End All Wars

Forget Barcodes, 1961's Cash Register of the Future Understood Speech

May 23

May 23 Forget Barcodes, 1961's Cash Register of the Future Understood Speech

How We Imagined the Internet Before the Internet Even Existed

May 22

May 22 How We Imagined the Internet Before the Internet Even Existed

Surprise! Dubious Flying Car Company Loses All Kinds of Money

May 22

May 22 Surprise! Dubious Flying Car Company Loses All Kinds of Money

Why Are There No Black People On The Jetsons?

May 21

May 21 Why Are There No Black People On The Jetsons?

Will The Internet of Things Make Our Lives Any Easier?

May 20

May 20 Will The Internet of Things Make Our Lives Any Easier?

How Telemedicine Has Already Surpassed Our Earliest Predictions

May 20

May 20 How Telemedicine Has Already Surpassed Our Earliest Predictions

That Time American School Kids Were Given Dog Tags Because of Nukes

May 20

May 20 That Time American School Kids Were Given Dog Tags Because of Nukes

What happened to Hilton's 'hotel on the Moon'?

Jul 12

Jul 12 What happened to Hilton's 'hotel on the Moon'?

The World’s First “Carphone”

Jan 25

Jan 25 The World’s First “Carphone”

Mobsters Tremble Before the Crime-Fighting, Red Flying Gondola

Jan 6

Jan 6 Mobsters Tremble Before the Crime-Fighting, Red Flying Gondola

One Newspaper to Rule Them All

Jan 3

Jan 3 One Newspaper to Rule Them All

The Future's War on Cancer

Dec 29

Dec 29 The Future's War on Cancer

Santa’s Trusty Robot Reindeer

Dec 23

Dec 23 Santa’s Trusty Robot Reindeer

1950s, 1960s, 1980s

The Fanciful, Chocolate-Filled World of 2012

Dec 19

Dec 19 The Fanciful, Chocolate-Filled World of 2012