![FUN FACT: Hugo Gernsback is sometimes called the father of science fiction. though he had not written one himself. In 1920, he designed a helmet that would shout out externel sounds and FUN FACT: Hugo Gernsback is sometimes called the father of science fiction. though he had not written one himself. In 1920, he designed a helmet that would shout out externel sounds and](https://i.redd.it/9dxra9kcbux51.jpg)
FUN FACT: Hugo Gernsback is sometimes called the father of science fiction. though he had not written one himself. In 1920, he designed a helmet that would shout out externel sounds and
![The Isolator, A Bizarre Helmet Invented in 1925 Used to Help Increase Focus and Concentration - 9GAG The Isolator, A Bizarre Helmet Invented in 1925 Used to Help Increase Focus and Concentration - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/agG2gNK_460s.jpg)
The Isolator, A Bizarre Helmet Invented in 1925 Used to Help Increase Focus and Concentration - 9GAG
Worldwide Engineering - Launched in 1925 by Hugo Gernsbeck, The Isolator was designed to encourage focus and concentration by rendering the wearer deaf, by pumping the helmet full of pure oxygen, and
![Paul J. Dauenhauer on Twitter: "The 'Isolator' , By Hugo Gernsback: A Helmet For Insulating The Senses Against Distraction; From The Journal Science And Invention, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 1925 https://t.co/AOm4FFGy1Z" / Paul J. Dauenhauer on Twitter: "The 'Isolator' , By Hugo Gernsback: A Helmet For Insulating The Senses Against Distraction; From The Journal Science And Invention, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 1925 https://t.co/AOm4FFGy1Z" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnczsJoXEAQsNI0.jpg)
Paul J. Dauenhauer on Twitter: "The 'Isolator' , By Hugo Gernsback: A Helmet For Insulating The Senses Against Distraction; From The Journal Science And Invention, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 1925 https://t.co/AOm4FFGy1Z" /
![Federico Italiano on Twitter: "The Isolator, an anti-distraction helmet invented in 1925 by science fiction pioneer Hugo Gernsback, editor of 'Science and Invention' magazine, member of The American Physical Society, and coiner Federico Italiano on Twitter: "The Isolator, an anti-distraction helmet invented in 1925 by science fiction pioneer Hugo Gernsback, editor of 'Science and Invention' magazine, member of The American Physical Society, and coiner](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6mPxnZXkAA7NcX.jpg)