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A catchall term for various facets of the Googie , Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architectural styles. Most similar to the googie or Populuxe style and sometimes synonymous with it, the name is primarily applied to images of science fiction -- it describes the typical Mad Scientist laboratory as seen in films like Bride Of Frankenstein and Fritz Lang's Metropolis , as well as The Jetsons and, more recently, Dexter's Laboratory . Raygun Gothic's primary influences include the set designs of Kenneth Strickfaden and Fritz Lang . It is thought that the term was coined by William Gibson in his story "The Gernsback Continuum": ''Cohen introduced us and explained that Dialta noted pop-art historian was the prime mover behind the latest Barris-Watford project, an illustrated history of what she called "American Streamlined Modern." Cohen called it "raygun Gothic." Their working title was The Airstream Futuropolis: The Tomorrow That Never Was.'' EXTERNAL LINKS
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