The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past
by Gregory Benford
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Reveals predictions made in "Popular Mechanics" magazine between 1903 and 1969 about what the future would hold! "Surrounded by wonders and a fast-evolving culture of innovation, it's just as chalenging today for us to imagine the next century as it must have been for our early 20th century colleagues to envision the fabled year 2000."-- P. 6.
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The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past
2010, Hearst Communications, Hearst Books
Hardcover
in English
1588168220 9781588168221
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Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions in Popular Mechanics magazine about what the future would hold. Their forecasts ranged from ruefully funny to eerily prescient and optimistically utopian. Here are the very best of them, culled from hundreds of articles, complete with the original, visually stunning retro art. They will capture the imagination of futurists in the same way Jules Verne's writing did a century earlier. Every chapter features an introduction by astrophysics professor, science-fiction author, and former NASA advisor Gregory Benford. Past predictions of our future include: Skyscrapers so tall they'll have their own climate, underground pneumatic tubes to replace garbage trucks, rooftop lakes that serve as air conditioning systems, clothes made from asbestos and aluminum, mail sorted by robots and delivered by parachutes. - Publisher.
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