Introduction
Researchers believe that early human males developed the ability to walk on two feet in order to free up their hands for carrying food. It was the only way for some to get sex without fighting for it. Illustration by Stefan Woronko. All rights reserved.
Chapter 1
The Radarange microwave oven promised cooking convenience to housewives of the 1950s. Photo courtesy of the Raytheon Company. All rights reserved.
Chapter 2
McDonald’s custom designed a condiment dispenser to squirt a precise amount of ketchup and mustard. This dispenser is now on display at the unofficial McDonald’s museum in San Bernardino, California. Photo courtesy of the author.
Chapter 3
The Bell & Howell Filmo 16-millimetre greatly simplified movie making during the Second World War and into the 1950s. Photo courtesy of the author.
Chapter 4
Tennis for Two, considered by many to be the first real video game, used an oscilloscope as its display. Photo courtesy of the author.
Chapter 5
Tasty Bite, one of several brands of Indian food to use packaging designed by space agencies and military departments. Photo courtesy of the author.
Chapter 6
Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera, a four-kilo monstrosity, at Kodak in 1975. Photo courtesy of the Eastman Kodak Company. All rights reserved.
Chapter 7
American soldiers in Afghanistan pay tribute to Pink Visual with a bomb dedicated to the porn company. Photo courtesy of Pink Visual. All rights reserved.
Chapter 8
Monsanto’s Genuity brand SmartStax corn has been bioengineered to produce its own insecticide and to resist herbicides. Photo courtesy of the Monsanto Company. All rights reserved.
Chapter 9
The Packbot from iRobot, which is used in reconnaissance and bomb disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan, uses a PlayStation controller to direct its movements. Photo courtesy of the iRobot Corporation. All rights reserved.
Chapter 10
Raytheon’s “Iron Man” exoskeleton can lift a hundred kilos and is agile enough to allow its wearer to kick a soccer ball. Photo courtesy of the Raytheon Company. All rights reserved.
Conclusion
The Mutsugoto system is designed to allow people to have sex with one another remotely by “drawing” lights on the user via an internet connection. Photo courtesy of the Distance Lab. All rights reserved.