You Won’t Believe What Experts in 1950 Predicted for 21st Century Life

Their speculations land somewhere between the Jetsons and reality.

Space Travel

Not only would we successfully launch satellites into space, we would have a man-made star radiating sunlight well before dawn and after dusk. In addition to an artificial sun, convertible flying cars (which could also drive on land) were also anticipated by the turn of the century.

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Guided intercontinental missiles, monitoring earth’s activity from space, and artificial planets were just a few of the proposed offerings from increased technology.

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