5/11/2023 0 Comments Ray bradbury smart house![]() The single largest difference that I can see between this scenario and the typical vision of the "automated house" of the 21st century is that, for us, control is what we really want. This item is taken from "The Veldt", the first story in the collection. Similarly, behind them, in the halls, lights went on and off as they left them behind, with a soft automaticity Their approach sensitized a switch somewhere and the nursery light flicked on when they came within ten feet of it. They walked down the hall of their soundproofed Happylife Home, which had cost them thirty thousand dollars installed, this house which clothed and fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them. In reading the following excerpt, see how quickly Bradbury skips over the intervening generations of technology to get to what people in 1950's really wanted. ![]() In 1950, fewer than 10% of homes had televisions. Ray Bradbury shared the 50's fascination with gadgets and technology for the home. ![]()
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