Popular Science archives released

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Brother None

This ghoul has seen it all
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In an awesome move, Popular Science has made its entire archive public.<blockquote><center>
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We've partnered with Google to offer our entire 137-year archive for free browsing. Each issue appears just as it did at its original time of publication, complete with period advertisements. It's an amazing resource that beautifully encapsulates our ongoing fascination with the future, and science and technology's incredible potential to improve our lives. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. </blockquote>If you're thinking "what do we care", then well, other than the 50s art made available here, Fallout aficionados can get a kick out of some 50s takes on nuclear warfare and shelters. Some examples include Fallout predictor maps danger zones from July 1956, Cars set to warn of H-Bomb fall-out from June 1955, or Russian fallout shelters - is they or ain't they? from January 1962.

Thanks Karel.
 
Wow, that's pretty cool. I especially enjoy some of the advertisements. "Do you work with cold feet all day? Well now there is a solution! An inexpensive electronic vibrating foot machine!" ... gawd.
 
Interesting reads. The advertisements are the best part, I admit.

Who wants a Luger Automatic for only $1.98?
 
This is fucking awesome...

But I curse you BN, because this is going to take me away from 'more important' stuff. :(
 
It is truly amazing that they opened up these archives for free.

Here is a fun one to search: "life on the moon".

Some of the articles form the 20s-30's, on the subject, are pretty amusing.
 
This is great and all, but I did have plans for today. Guess they're shot.

Love how "America! Fuck yeah!" shines through.
The ads are almost laughing at the foreign cars.

Saab. Pronounced "sob". 3 cylinders two stroke, hahahaha!
Foreign cars --> fuel economy
American cars --> 12 cylinder family car, fuck yeah! "Engineered for dad. Prettied up for mom"


New ideas from the inventors: Screwdrivers with magnets for better stability. Can't wait!
Too bad the telescope sofa didn't cut it.
 
Awesome find!

And the ads are even better; Want to be A Rosicrucian? Order free book here! o_O

Some of the inventions seem strangely familiar though... guess i had a lot of outdated reading material as a child :D
 
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