Throughout history, people have believed that new inventions would solve complex social problems. The telegraph was supposed to end war, the telephone to cure loneliness, and the automobile to put education within everyone’s reach.
Techno-Optimism Archive collects clippings from old newspapers and magazines that capture moments when new technologies were met with high hopes and confident predictions about the future.
Techno-Optimism Archive collects clippings from old newspapers and magazines that capture moments when new technologies were met with high hopes and confident predictions about the future.