Friday, July 2, 2021

The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was closer in time to Kitty Hawk than it is to us

In a sense, the satire of this classic bit is sharper now than it was when first released. The idea of private sector blue-sky research was still a thing in 1960. Scientists and engineers were far more likely to develop technology with no immediate plans for monetizing.

Merchandising the Wright Brothers










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