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My thoughts on Hugo Gernsback’s Thought-Writer

Posted by: Scott    Tags:  Hugo Gernsback, typewriters    Posted date:  January 4, 2026  |  No comment


Back in the August 1940 issue of Superworld Comics, Hugo Gernsback predicted we’d someday be using a Thought-Writer, which would “be far more accurate than any other means of expressing your thoughts now in existence.”

Considering what a rambling steam of consciousness mess my thoughts are, I think I’ll stick to my notebook and pen.





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