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A history of the future : prophets of progress from H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov / Peter J. Bowler, Queen's University Belfast.

Van Pelt Library CB158 .B69 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bowler, Peter J., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Forecasting.
Science fiction--History and criticism.
Science fiction.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:
viii, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Contents:
Introduction: progress or threat?
The prophets: their backgrounds and ambitions
How we'll live
Where we'll live
Communicating and computing
Getting around
Taking to the air
Journey into space
War
Energy and environment
Human nature
Epilogue: plus ca change?
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781107148734
1107148731
9781316602621
1316602621
OCLC:
988027861

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