Atomic Energy Toys
Dirque du SoleilThis is a small sampling of some atomic energy toys that were available in the 1950s when Americans were fascinated with the possibilities of atomic energy. That fascination has since…
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Viva Lo Resolution!
The ArtistHey comrades! Join the resolution! All it takes are images that are not clearly defined and lack focus and detail. Remember, the image resolution should be less than that necessary…
Please Read On ...Magic Telephone
LumberghA magic telephone! Who doesn’t need one of those, especially a telephone that doesn’t require electricity? Without electricity Good hearing Magic Telephone
Please Read On ...“Digitized”
Go digital. Press those buttons, it’s all elegantly digital. Soon, your world changes because it’s all so very digital. Eventually, everything digital. Digital everything. All. Digital. Wonderful.
Please Read On ...Behold, The Speedy Weeny!
Super BuffetBehold, The Speedy Weeny! There was a man named George Devol. He invented something marvelous called the Speedy Weeny. In 1946, Mr. Devol developed the first commercial use of microwave…
Please Read On ...The Parts Of A Phone
Rude BoyThe Parts Of A Phone Then … And, now.
Please Read On ...Control Panels
Control Panels A control panel is a flat, often vertical, area where control or monitoring instruments are displayed. They are found in factories to monitor and control machines or production…
Please Read On ...Punch Card
A computer punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contained either commands for controlling automated machinery or data for data processing applications. Both…
Please Read On ...That Was Then
Some things began and never changed. Like this little scenario. That was then … And it still is. Same as it ever was ….
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