scientific american
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This Overhead Wire Electric Car Thing-A-Ma-Jig Was Way Ahead Of Its Time
This “electric carriage” which appeared in the 27 July 1889 issue of Scientific American was way ahead of its time. How ahead of its time was it? South Dakota wasn’t even a state yet. The article that went along with it noted that the patent for this ingenious contraption was granted to one Mr Harvey…
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The 19th Century Hyperloop Was Going To Travel From NY To SF In 24 Hours
In 1894 the Wright Brothers’ first flight was still nearly a decade away. But people were obsessed with figuring out how to use powered flight for any number of applications. The May 5, 1894 issue of Scientific American featured one such idea — an aero-train that could zip across the country at 241km per hour.