Articles by Matt Novak from Smithsonian Magazine

A bold vision for a propeller-driven train never quite got off the ground

November 2, 2011

The father of virtual reality believed technology promised infinite possibilities. Now, he worries that it's entrapping us

October 28, 2011

The Ford Motor Company envisioned a Batmobile in every garage.

October 25, 2011

The famous inventor envisioned a future of inexpensive, prefabricated concrete homes

October 21, 2011

After a brutal postseason, can London finally beat New York City?

October 20, 2011

How do people decide what does or doesn't look futuristic?

October 18, 2011

Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront

October 12, 2011

The innovator wasn't just this generation's Thomas Edison, he was also its Walt Disney

October 6, 2011

A utopian vision of Boston promises no slums, no traffic jams, no late mail deliveries and, best of all, night baseball games

October 4, 2011

If commuting to work via personal aeroplane was the future, how might the design of cities change to accommodate them?

September 27, 2011

September 27, 2011