Predicting the Future: From Verne to Bill Gates
Humans have always tried to predict the future, with prophecies of salvation or damnation. This book describes the startling predictions made during the 19th and 20th centuries, and whether they came... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:087131830X
ISBN13:9780871318305
Release Date:September 1997
Publisher:M. Evans and Company
Length:194 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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Even the smartest didn't always get it right
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
A fascinating account of the power of the imagination to not only predict but also create the future. An elegant writer and judicious chooser of facts, Malone takes a level-headed approach to the people he writes about, deflating and praising as appropriate. PREDICTING THE FUTURE provides a useful context for evaluating all the technological changes coming at us today
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