From the day
Perspective: The Future Historian · Sound
The rhythmic mechanical whir of the new Unimate industrial arm at the plant creates a metallic cadence, underscoring the shift toward a future of cold automation. Above the factory floor's din, a transistor radio blares the frantic *bomp-baba-bomp* of "Blue Moon" by The Marcels. I adjust my narrow tie as a coworker mumbles about the "flower power" idealism of the youth while debating Kennedy's school-aid brief. The sound of change is everywhere, from the hum of an electric toothbrush to the roar of a rocket engine ready to launch us into the stars.