Wonderful Future That Never Was

Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past

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The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past

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Release date NZ

September 6th, 2012

Author

Gregory Benford

Series

Popular Mechanics

Contributor

Edited by Popular Mechanics

Pages

208

Dimensions (mm)

188x235x13

Illustrations

full colour throughout, includes illustrations

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Hearst Communications

ISBN-13

9781588169754

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125 Banana Points

Product ID

19851008

Description

This is a collection of the best predictions made by "Popular Mechanics" writers between 1903 and 1969. It features original, visually stunning artwork & a free poster. Each chapter is introduced by astrophysics professor and former NASA advisor Gregory Benford. Between 1903 and 1969, scientists and other experts made hundreds of predictions in "Popular Mechanics" about what the future would hold. Here are the very best of them, complete with the original, visually stunning retro art plus chapter introductions by astrophysics professor, science-fiction author and former NASA advisor Gregory Benford.

Author Biography

Gregory Benford is a two-time winner of the Nebula Award and a professor of physics at the University of California. He is the author of more than 20 novels and won the 1990 United Nations Medal in Literature. Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs, and influences 9 million curious minds that read the magazine every month. The magazine features breakthroughs in the latest innovations in science and technology.