MetaFilter posts tagged with retrofuture

The year 2000 as imagined in 1910

davar — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:04:43 -0800

The year 2000, as imagined in 1910. (See also other retrofuture mefi posts)

Life in the Future

caddis — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:57:02 -0800

40 Years in the Future - Another "what will life look like in the future" article. This one from Mechanix Illustrated, 1968. (via Boing Boing)

"We're space explorers, and we need space!"

Eideteker — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:40:32 -0800

Where did you want to live when you grew up? If you're like me, you read Clarke's SF classic, Rendezvous with Rama (soon to be a major motion picture?). Donald E. Davis took what we dreamed about and illustrated it, for NASA. His depictions of O'Neill Cylinders, Stanford Tori, and Bernal Spheres are in the public domain (and make excellent desktop wallpaper).

Will Life Be Worth Living in 2,000 AD?

caddis — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:19:33 -0800

Life in the future. In the year 2,000 "everything will be so easy that people will probably die from sheer boredom." Workweeks will be 24 hours and the home computer will be the new status symbol.