Technologizer takes a fun look back at some ideas and inventions that were ahead of their time.
“Thanks to Google Books’ archives of Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, LIFE, and other magazines that frequently reported on futuristic gizmos, we have a readily accessible record of technology that failed to live up to the initial hype–including random notions that never got off the drawing board, startlingly advanced products that didn’t find a market, and very rough drafts of concepts that eventually became a big deal. The best of them are fascinating, even when it’s not the least bit surprising that they flopped.”
Automobile Wireless Telephone
That doesn’t look much different from today’s ham operator running down the road.
Bob
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