Doctor Steuss Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Kind of a fun look at what the editors/writers of The Ladies' Home Journal thought (in 1911) the world would look like by now.http://i.imgur.com/bwUWM.jpg
bluebell Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 That was cool! It's amazing to see what they got right and what they were so wrong about.
Doctor Steuss Posted January 17, 2012 Author Posted January 17, 2012 I can't read it. Too small and faded.If you save the image to your computer, and then open it with Photo Viewer, you should be able to zoom in to read it. It will still be a little fuzzy, but it makes it a bit easier to read.
busybee Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Fascinating!!! Thanks I really enjoyed this. They were so spot on in so many things. Being a nurse, I loved the last paragraph!!!
oats Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) I think it was worth the read.Mostly I just like some of the the terms like 'electric laboratory'. Also, in regards to how prescient they were about technologies and their logical extensions, it appears they lacked such insight about human nature and our response to such environmental changes.'A man or woman unable to walk ten miles at a stretch will be regarded as a weakling.'Here is a link to read it more easily... though I find it's far less engaging than the scan of the print.http://www.yorktownh...predictions.htm Edited January 17, 2012 by oats
cinepro Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) - Rats and Mice will have been exterminated- No Mosquitos or Flies- There will be no C, X or Q in our every-day alphabet- A man or woman unable to walk ten miles at a stretch will be regarded as a weakling.- Pneumatic tubes instead of store wagons will deliver packages and bundlesThey got quite a bit right about information technology (worldwide TV viewing, wireless telephones etc.) Edited January 17, 2012 by cinepro
katherine the great Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I love the pneumatic tube thing! It reminded me of that old commercial where the kid was putting milkshakes and stuff through the one at the bank.
Jeff K. Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I would have loved to read the editorial commentary in the next edition, see what people thought of those ideas.
Stargazer Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I can't read it. Too small and faded.You're thiry years younger than I am! How come I can read it and you can't? Perhaps you didn't use the "magnify" tool on your browser?
Stargazer Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I see they had a few hits, a few misses, and a few were really off.Interesting to see that they thought in a hundred years life expectancy would rise to 50. Actually, it's over 70. Delivery by pneumatic tube? Nah, we're not there yet.Travel to England in 2 days via a fast ship? Oh, my. A matter of hours depending upon where you start from in the US. They thought that airplanes would mainly be used a war machines. Very interesting stuff. Thanks for posting it, Steuss!
emeliza Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 You're thiry years younger than I am! How come I can read it and you can't? Perhaps you didn't use the "magnify" tool on your browser?I think it is the work computer. It brought it up tiny and didn't allow me to zoom or make it bigger or anythign. I will try to read it at home sometime.
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