The Space Age!

    My absolute favorite thing during the 40's, 50's, and 60's is the Space Age! This era saw the birth of space travel, the formation of NASA, and the landing on the Moon. The Space Age was also the height of science fiction, with many books and magazines being published. The rise of science fiction in popular culture had the nation dreaming of  future where humans lived and worked off planet. Landing on the Moon brought hopes for a "Moon city". In 1968, Stanley Kubrick brought the works of Arthur C. Clarke to the silver screen in "2001: A Space Odyssey", and it captured the imagination of millions of people. The Space Age brought hopes of a brighter and more exciting Tomorrow through science and technology.

  Disneyland's Home of The Future is a great prediction of the future. It was entirely made of plastics from the Monsanto company, and it was designed by engineers from MIT.

Welcome!.... To the Future! In this blog we will discover the futures of yesteryear, and the possibilities of Tomorrow!


                In the mid-century (1930's-1960's) after the Industrial Revolution, society was exponentially evolving through technology. The World of Tomorrow was best described by Walt Disney in his dedication speech of Tomorrowland, "Tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure and ideals. The Atomic Age, the challenge of Outer Space and the hope for a peaceful, unified world."  
             
                 Science was leading to innovations in metals and plastics. Machines, through engineering, were making life and work easier. The Space Race starts after WWII, and we start sending satellites into orbit. With these leaps in technology, it is not hard to imagine why the predictions, and depictions of the future were so optimistic. So with that said, we begin our adventure into the future!