by Ludmila Micaela Comandú Gallino

Hugo Gernsback and video calls

ludmilamicaelacomandugallino — 2020-10-19 22:02:44 UTC

ludmilamicaelacomandugallino — 2020-10-19 22:04:21 UTC

In 1911 the writer Hugo Gernsback published the novel Ralph 124C 41+, which anticipates the appearance of video calling technologies as profuse today as Skype, HangOuts or Facebook Messenger. The work described a device called "telephot" that allowed people to see and hear each other from long distances.

ludmilamicaelacomandugallino — 2020-10-19 22:04:37 UTC

Not only is he one of the most illustrious geniuses in science fiction, but this author's ingenuity led him to patent numerous gadgets: an instrument to better capture sound on the radio (Radio Horn), a new waxless hair removal method (Depilator) or a landing platform for airplanes and flying machines were some of his fantastic creations.