Book contents
- A History of the Future
- A History of the Future
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Prophets
- 3 How We’ll Live
- 4 Where We’ll Live
- 5 Communicating and Computing
- 6 Getting Around
- 7 Taking to the Air
- 8 Journey into Space
- 9 War
- 10 Energy and Environment
- 11 Human Nature
- 12 Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 November 2017
Book contents
- A History of the Future
- A History of the Future
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Prophets
- 3 How We’ll Live
- 4 Where We’ll Live
- 5 Communicating and Computing
- 6 Getting Around
- 7 Taking to the Air
- 8 Journey into Space
- 9 War
- 10 Energy and Environment
- 11 Human Nature
- 12 Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- A History of the FutureProphets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov, pp. 242 - 263Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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