The Hygienic Century

The Hygienic Century

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“Echoing the early 20th century concern that the earth was disease-ridden, science fiction author Hugo Gernsback imagined a cleaner, purer futuristic city floating several miles above the earth. Held aloft by electric rays, the city would also be "freed from rain, snow and thunder showers."”
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