If you liked this article, I highly recommend the book 'Make it So', it's a review of the UX and UI of the interfaces in popular science fiction tv shows and movies.
I don’t know how deep into interface design you want to go, but User Friendly by Cliff Kuang is a superb intro and includes lots of anecdotes like the B-17 bomber and Ford Lincoln stories.
thx for the suggestion!
I'm very much into interface design but didn't do much of physical interfaces. I guess it is more related to industrial design than the typical UX / interaction designer, it seems...