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There was for a time about half a century ago when science fiction writers and artists had visualized the 21st century as a fantastic future. Certainly a far cry from our current woes in politics and the economy, people 50 years ago guessed of the year 2000 as this marvellous place where all this great technology existed and our world appeared to be a utopian wonderland with moving sidewalks and … flying cars.
Popular science fiction of the 50s and 60s described a typical car that human would own or rent that had no visible means of flight but could simply lift off the ground. On the other end of the spectrum there was the feeling of some fantastic looking vehicle was more like a spaceship on wheels. (more…)
