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The Bressey Traffic Report, 1938: future predictionsTraffic improvements in London in the style of some already carried out in American cities: 1. A parking deck in Trafalgar Square. 2. A depressed road crossing at Hyde Park. 3
Monorail ProjectHugo Gernsback predicts that New York will be served by elevated monorails, raised above the roofs on columns Date: 1919
Jet Propelled RailA jet-propelled monorail seems likely to be the technology of the high-speed railway of tomorrow
Cable Railway FutureOverhead railways, in the form of cable lines, would avoid the problems of surface transport in todays congested environment
Rocket Train PredictedA rocket-powered train predicted
Elevated Railway / LondonA Perspective View of the London Railway - a future prediction for an elevated railway running close to current buildings in the capital
Oracle on her TripodThe Oracle on her tripod, inhaling the fumes which will put her into an altered state and enable her to utter her inspired predictions
Power from the SkiesAtmospheric energy will be captured by kite-like devices, putting to good use the forces that are otherwise dissipated as lightning
Artificial SunlightThe use of artificial sunlight will make it possible to have three crops every year
Underground HarvestingCrops will be cultivated underground under ideal conditions, using chemicals to enable accelerated growth and so greatly enhance production
Power from the TidesThe massive force of the tides will be captured and converted into energy, driving turbines which in turn will generate electrical power
Giant WindmillsGiant windmills will harness the power of the winds on a vastly greater scale than the traditional type, providing an efficient - and free ! - energy resource
Tunnel under Channel ?One day it may be possible to realise the age-old dream of a tunnel beneath the English channel, providing a direct high-speed link between France and the off-shore island
Power from the SeasFuture power stations will harness the enormous thermal energy of the seas and convert it into usable power, along the lines proposed by Claude and Boucherot Date: circa 1935
TELEMUS, son of Poseidon, a Greek seer best known for his predictions concerning the career of Odysseus
Science / Tv Forseen 1884In the 20th century a gentleman will be able to experience the theatre in his own living room via the Telephonoscope
Jeremiah in the PitDuring the siege of Jerusalem his predictions of defeat for the Jews so annoy the royal officers that they throw him into a muddy pit, but king Zedekiah has him pulled out
Levelling MountainsMassive mobile drills mounted on caterpillar tracks will blast at rock to level inconvenient mountains
Undersea TransportVehicles capable of travelling on the sea-bed will enable us to explore the floors of the oceans
Train of TomorrowThe railway train of tomorrow will be totally streamlined for greater speed and economy
Car of TomorrowTomorrows car will be aerodynamic in shape, to give it maximum speed
100-Passenger Air-LinersTodays air-liners will seem tiny compared with the huge passenger carriers of tomorrow, which will carry as many as One Hundred people, at speeds of 350 km/h !
Mid-Ocean Landing PadsLong-distance aircraft will stop off at mid-ocean landing platforms to re-fuel
Beacons for AircraftAircraft will be guided to their destinations by beacons - vertical lights positioned beside motorways, indicating the route from town to town
Aircraft in StormThe powerful passenger aircraft of the future will be able to fly in all weather conditions, even a desert sandstorm like this
Automatic PilotAn automatic pilot will control an aircrafts flight, instructions coming from the ground : the pilot takes control only if something unexpected happens
Future Atlantic LinerTransatlantic passenger liners will be aerodynamically shaped for faster travel. This vessel is based on a project by American designer Norman Bel Geddes
Jet-Propelled Snowmobile
Interplanetary TVInterplanetary Television
Observing Sea DepthsObservation of the Sea-Bed from Transparent-Bottomed Boats, Using Atom-Ray Illumination
Anti-Atomic RadarGiant Radar Installations for Defence against Atomic Attack
Atomic Forest ClearanceForest Clearance by Means of Atomic Rays
Inner-City AirportINNER-CITY AIRPORT
Jet-Propelled SteamshipJet-Propelled Passenger Liner
ROCKET GUNRocket-Launcher Capable of being Fired Round Corners
Floating Harbourthis Floating Harbour with its Workshops Can be Moved from One Location to Another
Nautostradaby Using the Nautostrada, Ships Can Cross from One Ocean to Another
Amphibious Torpedo BoatAmphibious Torpedo-Boat
Attacking a WarshipSpecially Equipped Frogmen Attack a Warship
Atomic FirefightingUsing Atomic Power to Fight Fires
Amphibious Tank Capable of Operating Underwater
Intercontinental TrainIntercontinental Railway
Pocket Radio-Telephone
Transatlantic TunnelTunnel Beneath the Atlantic
Reclaiming the Sahara
Mediterranean ReclaimedReclaiming the Mediterranean for Agricultural Use
Exploiting a GeyserExploiting Geysers for Industrial Purposes