The wonderful future that never was / Gregory Benford and the editors of Popular mechanics.
Title:
The wonderful future that never was / Gregory Benford and the editors of Popular mechanics.
ISBN:
9781588168221
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Publication Information:
New York, NY : Hearst Books, [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes indexes.
"The illustrations, text, and photographs in this volume previously appeared in Popular mechanics issues between 1903 and 1970"--Colophon.
"Flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past"--Dust jacket.
Contents:
The city of the future -- Home, sweet home of tomorrow -- Mind & word become far-reaching & universal -- Heavy water may prolong life -- Airships supersede battleships -- This unfinished world.
Summary:
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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OCLC Number:
ocn522429255
Availability:
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