![How The World Will End, According To 1939 How The World Will End, According To 1939](http://m5.paperblog.com/i/70/709760/how-the-world-will-end-according-to-1939-L-M4iQKd.jpeg)
Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. The scientists of 1939 would like to add 'moon explosion' and 'giant meteor' to that list - and they created some terrifying paintings to show you just what humanity's demise will look like.
Popular Science published those apocalyptic illustrations, along with a very upsetting three-page article, in its September 1939 issue.