radio history
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Tech Nerds Freaked Out About Obsolescence 100 Years Ago Too
Do you find yourself obsessing over the latest tech? Does owning the newest model smartphone or tablet feel like a need more than a desire? Well, as you can see in this comic strip from 1919, your anxiety about having the Latest New Thing is actually nothing new. In fact, you’re continuing a long tradition…
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This Weird Household Machine Was The Future Of Voting In 1945
Some day a President of the United States may be elected “electronically”. This sentence wouldn’t look out of place in any news story from 2014, despite quotes around the word “electronically”. But, believe it or not, that prediction comes from a magazine article in 1945.
