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Author:

Benford, Gregory, 1941-

Title:

The wonderful future that never was : flying cars, mail delivery by parachute, and other predictions from the past / Gregory Benford and the editors of Popular mechanics.

Publisher:

Hearst Communications,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

207 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Technological forecasting.
Inventions--History.
Twentieth century--Forecasts.

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.

Summary:

Reveals the predictions made in "Popular Mechanics" magazine between 1903 and 1969 about what the future would hold!

ISBN:

1588168220
9781588168221

OCLC:

(OCoLC)522429255

LCCN:

2010003998

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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