The wonderful future that never was
Benford, Gregory, 1941-2010
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYDE | ADULT NON-FICTION | 608.7 BENFScience & Technology | Available |
Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions about what the future would hold. Their forecasts ranged from ruefully funny to eerily prescient and optimistically utopian.
Main title:
The wonderful future that never was / Gregory Benford and the editors of Popular Mechanics.
Author:
Imprint:
New York : Hearst, 2010.
Collation:
207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
The city of the future -- Home, sweet home of tomorrow -- Mind and word become far-reaching and universal -- Heavy water may prolong life -- Airships to supersede battleships -- This unfinished world.
ISBN:
9781588168221 (hbk)1588168220 (hbk)
Dewey class:
608.704608.7
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
262114
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYDE | ADULT NON-FICTION | 608.7 BENFScience & Technology | Available |