The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past
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Author
Publication
2010 - Hearst Communications, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
51,750 words, Guess
Page Count
207 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24068756M
- ISBN-139781588168221
- ISBN-101588168220
- OCLC Control Number522429255
- OCLC Control Number778416395
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Numberwonderfulfuturet0000benf
- Library of Congress Control Number2010003998
Classifications
- DDC609
- LCCT174 .B453 2010
Alternate Titles
- Popular mechanics, the wonderful future that never was
- Popular mechanics
- Popular mechanics magazine.
Description
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.
Description
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.
Subjects
Genres
- Forecasts
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