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  • Anti-distraction helmet, 1925

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 2 20:04:00 2023
    Anti-distraction helmet, 1925. "The Isolator" was worn by its
    inventor, science fiction writer Hugo Gernsback. The helmet was made
    out of wood and apparently blocked out 95 percent of ambient noise.
    The wearer looked through tiny glass holes, ensuring that no nearby
    movement could be visible. Oxygen was supplied via the tube.

    Pic
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F980CiLXUAA0e5Y.jpg

    @historyinmemes

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Nov 3 02:11:44 2023
    On 2023-11-03, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Anti-distraction helmet, 1925. "The Isolator" was worn by its
    inventor, science fiction writer Hugo Gernsback. The helmet was made


    LOL. Inside that ugly helmet, he's probably ...

    watching porn.

    Imagine the expense of having to use bottled air. Or maybe he's got
    some ether running through that rig?

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Thu Nov 2 21:16:57 2023
    On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 02:11:44 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    Imagine the expense of having to use bottled air.

    Hugo Gernsback

    sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction"

    was a Luxembourgish-American editor and magazine publisher, whose
    publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing
    Stories.

    Gernsback emigrated to the U.S. in 1904 and later became a citizen. He
    was also a significant figure in the electronics and radio industries,
    even starting a radio station, WRNY, and the world's first magazine
    about electronics and radio, Modern Electrics. Gernsback died in New
    York City in 1967.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu Nov 2 22:34:47 2023
    On Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:16:57 -0500
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:


    Gernsback emigrated to the U.S. in 1904 and later became a citizen. He
    was also a significant figure in the electronics and radio industries,
    even starting a radio station, WRNY, and the world's first magazine
    about electronics and radio, Modern Electrics. Gernsback died in New
    York City in 1967.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Gernsback

    Looks like a pretty interesting guy to hang out with!

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