Futuristic Collection (page 2)

Aerotrain designed by Electro-motive section of the GMC
The Aerotrain designed by the Electro-motive section of the American General Motor Company - half the weight of a normal train. Date: 1955

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - First Publication
The narrator is invited to an astronomical observatory at Ottershaw, where he meets astronomer Ogilvy and they observe Mars. The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Grey Body (1 / 2)
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with grey body, big red eyes and red feet

Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot - Yellow Body (1 / 3)
Retro Toy Walking Plastic Robot with yellow body, big red eyes, orange arms and blue feet

Sci Fi - Apartment City

AERODYNAMIC PLM TRAIN
Futuristic aerodynamic train planned for the Paris-Lyon- Marseille route. Date: 1937

Futuristic Pearl Hunting
A futuristic vision of pearl hunting by submarine. Date: 1899

HARMONY HALL, 1842
Robert Owens utopian community at Harmony Hall, Hampshire Date: 1842

MORES UTOPIA
The imaginary island of UTOPIA, as described by Sir Thomas More Date: 1518

LONDON IN 1955
An artist in 1905 shows what the London of 1955 will be like - that is, provided there arent any wars to get in the way of peaceful progress... Date: 1905

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells - First Publication
The Martian Fighting- Machines wreck the railways. The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866-1946)

Cover design, Amazing Stories. Machine Man of Ardathia (Francis Flagg) -- 35, 000 years hence, man lives in a container fitted with controls for everything, including powerful rays. Date: 1927

Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars. Martians enjoy less gravity, but must withstand a thinner atmosphere with extreme temperatures. Civilisation could be highly developed. Date: 1939

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Pluto. In perpetual twilight, and fiercely cold compared to Earth, fur-covered bats would be the best equipped life form, dwelling underground. Date: 1940

Imaginary life forms on the planet Jupiter -- living with gravity more than twice that of Earth, with atmospheric conditions to match, imposes severe restrictions on them. Date: 1940

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Mercury must withstand colossal heat, and for this reason are likely to exist in the form of insects. Date: 1939

Futuristic transport -- the torpedo car
A futuristic transport solution for the inner city -- the torpedo car. This Fletcher Felts suggestion runs on a monorail. Date: 1923

Futuristic powered roller skating
A vision of futuristic powered roller skating in the year 2000. Each skate has a motor attached. Unfortunately, it doesnt stop people falling over -- time to invent the airbag. Date: 1899

Futuristic hydroplane
A futuristic hydroplane, skimming along the surface of the sea. Date: 1899

Futuristic train travel, Paris to Peking
This is how you will travel from Paris to Peking in the year 2000 - on a high speed monorail travelling at intercontinental velocity! Date: 1899

Futuristic dictation machine
A futuristic dictation machine, which allows a businessman to dictate his correspondence without the need for a secretary. Date: 1899

Futuristic telescope for astronomy
An astronomer at work, using a futuristic machine that will display the stars and planets on a table top. Date: 1899

Futuristic recorded message
A futuristic recorded message, brought on a tray by a servant. Date: 1899

Futuristic aerial tennis
A futuristic game of aerial tennis, which requires the net to be set very high. Date: 1899

Self sufficient village plan 1850
A self-supporting village designed by Mr J Minter Morgan, housing 300 families of the working class. Date: 1850

New York Worlds Fair, Birds Eye view Trylon and Perisphere
New York Worlds Fair - Birds Eye view of the Trylon and the Perisphere, showing the Administration Building in the left background

Amazing Stories scifi magazine cover - Machine Man of Ardathia
Cover design, Amazing Stories. Machine Man of Ardathia (Francis Flagg) -- 35, 000 years hence, man lives in a container fitted with controls for everything, including powerful rays. Date: 1927

Donald Campbell - Bluebird Proteus CN7 model
The Bluebird-Proteus CN7 was a Land Speed Record-breaking car, driven by Donald Campbell. This model was sold to mark the 1963 attempt at the world land speed record by Campbell at Lake Eyre

Futuristic Human Cloning, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE 4-SIDED TRIANGLE, by William F Temple. A scientist clones the body of a young woman in his laboratory in this futuristic science fiction magazine cover

Reichstags Dome by Norman Foster (b. 1935). Night. Berlin. G
Dome of the Reichstag, seat of the German Parliament, designed by Norman Foster (b.1935). Interior. Night. Berlin. Germany

The Justice of Tor, Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine cover
The Justice of Tor Date: 1950

Front cover of the novel Metropolis by Thea von Harbou. The film version, by Fritz Lang, appeared in 1927. Date: First published: 1926

Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Saturn
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Saturn. The unstable surface would be impracticable except for light, insect-like life forms who would have to breathe a gaseous atmosphere. Date: 1939

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune
The imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune have to put up with an unstable surface which is largely liquid, a dense atmosphere, very high gravity, and chemical storms. Date: 1940

Poster advertising New York Worlds Fair
Poster advertising the New York Worlds Fair. Date: 1939

Floating landing strips for aircraft by G. H. Davis
Surface tension seadromes: floating landing strips for aircraft. A revolutionary British invention: a floating aerodrome tested by the Admiralty. 1945

Community heating by G. H. Davis
Community heating: a system which keeps an entire town warm and abolishes household drudgery. A central power station provides a day

Spaceship attacks city
THE MAN FROM HELL by Polton Cross. An see-through spaceship fires a ray-gun at a large syscraper in a futuristic New York City

Metal Disc Dress 1968
Mini-dress: bodice & skirt are joined by a band of flat metal discs riveted to transparent plastic - a futuristic style reminiscent of Paco Rabannes metal dress of 1967

Futuristic space ship of the year 2038
A futuristic space ship of the year 2038, as projected a hundred years earlier

When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of space
A 1929 impression of space exploration with a a rocket hovering over the lunar surface. Forty years later, this dream would become a reality. Date: 1929

The Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft
Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft, Which, Supported on a " Cushion" of Air, is Designed to Carry 1000 Passengers over Land or Sea

The Modern Boy featuring the Flying Boy
Front cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a boy using wings to fly his way to school. Inside the publication, there is a suggestion that before long

Warfare in the future - as predicted in 1932
An impression of what warfare might look like in 2032, as predicted by The Modern Boy magazine in 1932. It suggests that invading troops might attack via a shell

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