How the defense industry framed itself as father, protector, creator.
All tagged 1950s
Big Data and Tiny Type, 1960
Managing the products of a “big data collecting binge.”
Illustrating Deterrence, 1959
How an inspiration for Dr. Strangelove used cartoons to make the unthinkable, thinkable.
The Tornado Research Aircraft Project
Research flights offered measurements, fun, and 'the chance to have the life scared out of you.'
Men of America: Hurricane Alert, 1958
A cigarette ad made meteorology strong and manly, just like smoking.
The Einstein of Meteorology?
"Rossby was legendary as a spellbinder. I went away thinking that meteorology was the most interesting and the most challenging field of science there was."
Our New Age, 1957-1973
“The only science I ever learned was from your comic strip.” –John F. Kennedy
A Meteorological Survey of Guinness, 1958
A beer ad reveals the linguistic continuity of forecasts.
Ten whimsical cartoons against air pollution, 1955-1958
Humor and PR helped make environmental policy popular.
Human Guinea Pig, 1956
Volunteers cried to find out how much smog was too much.