Transportation
Recapping ‘The Jetsons’: Episode 03 – The Space Car
The Jetsons didn't invent the flying car, but it sure did a lot to cement the idea of the airborne automobile into the American imagination
Predictions From The Father of Science Fiction
Hugo Gernsback's predictions give us a look at the most radical of technological utopianism from the 1920s
Trains of Tomorrow, After the War
The wartime inconveniences of traveling by train prompted the promise for "the finest transportation the world has ever seen"
50 Years of the Jetsons: Why The Show Still Matters
Although it was on the air for only one season, The Jetsons remains our most popular point of reference when discussing the future.
Aircraft Design Inspired by Nature and Enabled by Tech
In 2050, Airbus hopes to fly you around in a see-through jet shaped like a bird skeleton, with morphing seats, spa treatments, and virtual entertainment
Where the Buffalo No Longer Roamed
The Transcontinental Railroad connected East and West—and accelerated the destruction of what had been in the center of North America
1954 Flying Car for Sale
A bargain for just $1.25 million. But, you'll need both aviation and auto insurance
The Airport Design Utopian
What ever happened to the Starport, the brainchild of Jim Starry that re-imagined the airport?
1923 Envisions the Two-Wheeled Flying Car of 1973
As cars got larger in the 1920s, the "Helicar" was presented as the solution to congested city streets
Saab Reinvents Air Traffic Control With a Digital Panorama
With Saab's new digital panorama, the local air traffic controller may soon go the way of the technical support specialist
Don’t Let Your Money Fly Away: A 1909 Warning to Airship Investors
Flying aboard aircraft? Just a passing fad
How a Federally-Regulated Safety Message Distinguished a Brand
If you've flown Virgin America, you've seen its distinctive safety video. But what's the story behind it?
Big Things Ahead… But Keep Your Shirt On
Americans in the 1940s had wondrous expectations about the post-war world. Meet one author who advised them to curb their enthusiasm
The 86-Year-Old Company that Still Designs Your In-Flight Experience
Seattle-based design firm Teague has designed every Boeing aircraft interior since the 1940s, from the post-WWII Stratocruiser to the 2009 Dreamliner
Maps of the Future
A 1989 prediction about portable GPS devices was right on the money
A More Efficient Airline Meal Tray
A recent innovation in the design of the airline meal tray has resulted in massive savings. Maybe the next innovation should focus on the actual food
The Flying Ambulance of Tomorrow
In the 1920s, a French inventor devised an ingenious way to provide emergency medical assistance
The World Will Be Wonderful In The Year 2000!
The secret formula for predicting a fantastical yet credible future
1970s Children Draw Robot Presidents and Nuclear Apocalypse
Kids predict the darndest things
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