Yakov Chernikhov, 1889-1951
COLOSSAL CROPS — In addition to dire threats of destruction, the atomic age has also produced many brighter horizons for mankind’s future. One such happy prospect is the use of radiation to create more uniform and dependable crops that will end famine everywhere in the world.
Gamma ray fields now operating on the east coast point to a day when crops will grow to giant size, vastly enlarging yield per acre. These super-plants will be disease and insect resistant — more tender and tasty — and controllable as to ripening time. Seasonal vegetables like corn will be available fresh nearly everywhere for most of the year instead of only a month or so.
“Closer Than We Think” 1961/1962
Future Dictates of Fashion, The Strand Magazine, 1893
Propeller-drive trains, 1936
Dinosaur Truck, 1949
National Library of France (BnF), circa 1910
United States Steel International, early 1960s