Future: A Recent History

In this social history, Lawrence R. Samuel examines the future visions of intellectuals, artists, scientists, businesspeople, and others to tell a chronological story.
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In this social history, Lawrence R. Samuel examines the future visions of intellectuals, artists, scientists, businesspeople, and others to tell a chronological story about the history of the future in the past century. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Future , please sign up. Lists with This Book.

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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jan 01, Artur Coelho rated it it was ok. Apr 16, Shinynickel marked it as to-read. Samuel University of Texas Press In this exuberant chronicle, Fortune consultant Lawrence Samuel traces predictions from a century of American pop culture, civics, economics, transportation, architecture, and science and technology.

While running errands by airplane predicted in to be in practice by and using pills to control your dreams predicted in to be around by at the latest may not have materialized—yet—air Off this review: While running errands by airplane predicted in to be in practice by and using pills to control your dreams predicted in to be around by at the latest may not have materialized—yet—air conditioning, an obsession of s futurists, is obviously here to stay.

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This slender volume on the history of the future also packs in a thought-provoking chapter on the future of futurism, too, asking: With the advent of the internet, where the future is constantly revised, is the art of predicting the grand trend dead? David Zach rated it liked it May 17, Billy rated it really liked it Apr 10, Tom rated it it was ok Apr 26, Varn rated it really liked it Jul 02, Edwin Velez rated it it was amazing Sep 02, Matt rated it it was ok May 30, Taylor rated it liked it Aug 27, Aug 31, Steve rated it it was ok.

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