The world of the future through the eyes of 20th century artists: 20 drawings

In the middle of the last century, people imagined the future in different ways. However, for the most part, it was associated with the active development of science and robotics, space travel and the inevitable appearance of extraterrestrial life. It was these topics that were most often touched upon by science fiction artists of the 20th century, whose forecasts today look simply amazing. Here are 20 works by various illustrators.

1. Civilization

Author: Frank Rudolph Paul (1884-1963)

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2. Cyborg

By: Ed Emschwiller (1925 - 1990)

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3. Space train Earth - Moon

Author: Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915 - 2001)

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4. Landing

Author: Peter Elson (1947 - 1998)

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5. Colonization

By Bruce Pennington (born 1944)

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6. Repairs

Author: Frank Rudolph Paul (1884-1963)

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7. Operation Mars

Author unknown

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8. Social distancing

Author: Paul Lehr (1930 - 1998)

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9. Alien visit

By: Ed Emschwiller (1925 - 1990)

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10. Atlantis

Author: Frank Rudolph Paul (1884-1963)

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11. Space station

Author unknown

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12. Amazing stories

Author: Alex Schomburg (1905-1998)

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13. Ark of the Cosmos.

Author: Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915 - 2001)

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14. Bus stop

By Virgil Finlay (1914-1971)

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15. Amsterdam in 2021

Author: Don Lawrence (1928 - 2003)

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16. Life in space

Author unknown

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17. House cleaning robot.

Author: Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915 - 2001)

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18. New York

Author: Walter Molino (1915 - 1997)

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19. Blue city

Author: Paul Lehr (1930 - 1998)

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20. Railway

Author: Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915 - 2001)

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Surprisingly, some of these drawings show the attributes of the modern world, albeit not in the form in which the artists saw them. Here and home cleaning machines, and space stations with habitation modules, and humanoid robots. It is possible that in the near future, in 20, 50 or even 100 years, other forecasts of science fiction writers of the 20th century will also come true.