Paleofuture

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

In 1933 This TV Was Imagined as the 'Radio Set of 1960'

Dec 13

Dec 13 In 1933 This TV Was Imagined as the 'Radio Set of 1960'

This Week in Time Capsules: Nikola Tesla Statue Rises in Silicon Valley

Dec 13

Dec 13 This Week in Time Capsules: Nikola Tesla Statue Rises in Silicon Valley

Tomorrow's Telephone and The Leisure Society That Never Arrived

Dec 11

Dec 11 Tomorrow's Telephone and The Leisure Society That Never Arrived

People Didn't Trust the Internet Before There Even Was One

Dec 10

Dec 10 People Didn't Trust the Internet Before There Even Was One

9 Vintage Photos That Are Actually Lying to You

Dec 9

Dec 9 9 Vintage Photos That Are Actually Lying to You

This Week in Time Capsules: "Feel Old Yet?" Edition

Dec 6

Dec 6 This Week in Time Capsules: "Feel Old Yet?" Edition

This 1969 'Internet' Radio Looked Pretty Slick

Dec 6

Dec 6 This 1969 'Internet' Radio Looked Pretty Slick

Military Drones Are Nothing New

Dec 6

Dec 6 Military Drones Are Nothing New

1995 Patent Shows Early Version of Navy's Submarine-Launched Drone

Dec 5

Dec 5 1995 Patent Shows Early Version of Navy's Submarine-Launched Drone

Time Capsule Mystery in Michigan Nearly Solved

Dec 5

Dec 5 Time Capsule Mystery in Michigan Nearly Solved

The Concept Art for the 1964 New York World's Fair 'Magic Skyway' Was Simply Beautiful

Dec 4

Dec 4 The Concept Art for the 1964 New York World's Fair 'Magic Skyway' Was Simply Beautiful

How Newspapers Wrote About the Internet in 1988

Dec 4

Dec 4 How Newspapers Wrote About the Internet in 1988

The Future of News in the Dark Ages of 2003

Dec 3

Dec 3 The Future of News in the Dark Ages of 2003

Skyport One: The Airport of the Future from 1957

Dec 2

Dec 2 Skyport One: The Airport of the Future from 1957

What International Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s

Nov 27

Nov 27 What International Air Travel Was Like in the 1930s

Thanksgiving Dinner Was Supposed To Be In Pill Form By Now

Nov 27

Nov 27 Thanksgiving Dinner Was Supposed To Be In Pill Form By Now

You Can Own an Unopened Beer From the Hindenburg

Nov 26

Nov 26 You Can Own an Unopened Beer From the Hindenburg

Mysterious Package Found in Century-Old Time Capsule

Nov 25

Nov 25 Mysterious Package Found in Century-Old Time Capsule

Timothy Leary Once Thought Orgasmic Brain Radios Would Replace Drugs

Nov 25

Nov 25 Timothy Leary Once Thought Orgasmic Brain Radios Would Replace Drugs