Indsutrial Zone In Chicago, Illinois. From "The Blues Brothers" Movie, 1980.

Computer wiring tunnel inside an abandoned coal power plant.

Photo by Bryan Buckley

E.J Sue’s “Mechaforce” is one of the few “How to Draw” books I would point newbies looking to get into drawing robots to. It emphasises knowing the basics (Very difficult to draw a robot properly if you can’t use perspective) and fundamental shapes and even arm techniques, and gives a neat insight into how mechanical forms work in art. 

These are just a few of the examples from the anatomy section of the book. It’s currently on sale on Amazon and worth checking out, though I will note it is not a “be all end all” resource, thankfully you can fill in your knowledge gaps elsewhere. 

Completion of the 1000th crane at the Hungarian Ship and Crane Factory, Budapest, 1967. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.  

Tango-class Submarine B-396

intimacy it understands

UCLA’s SDS Sigma-7 computer. In 1969 this machine became the first node on ARPANET, early packet-switching network and predecessor of today’s Internet.

i m;iss when u could touch a tv and feel its fur

First computer animated cat ever - “Koshechka” (”A kitty”), 1968