Electric Glove Helps Police Quell Rioters
The taser has proved a popular modern way to subdue a suspect, but in 1930s New York the men in blue were a little more shockingly hands-on in their approach.
DIY Police Scanner of 1935
In simpler times the mere presence of a home-built police scanner was lauded as a home course in law enforcement. But has Twitter killed the police radio star?
The First Golden Age of Electric Car Advertising
In an age when horses might still be found on Madison Avenue, electric and gas-powered cars battled for supremacy on the ad pages of the elite publications of the day.
Bring on the Noise
BEFORE BEATS BY DR. DRE, before the iPod’s earbuds, before even the Sony Walkman’s headphones, there was Thaddeus…
How Rube Goldberg Would Have Watered the West
Who needs pipelines when massive hydro-cannons could blast water across California’s deserts?