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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815892803321

Autore

Wells H. G (Herbert George), <1866-1946>

Titolo

Anticipations : of the reaction of mechanical and scientific progress upon human life and thought / / H. G. Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland : , : The Floating Press, , 1902

ISBN

1-77651-023-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 pages)

Disciplina

301

Soggetti

Civilization

Communication and traffic

Social history

Twentieth century - Forecasts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; I - Locomotion in the Twentieth Century; II - The Probable Diffusion of Great Cities; III - Developing Social Elements; IV - Certain Social Reactions; V - The Life-History of Democracy; VI - War; VII - The Conflict of Languages; VIII - The Larger Synthesis; IX - The Faith, Morals, and Public Policy of the New Republic; Endnotes

Sommario/riassunto

Anticipations: Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought is a 1902 book by author H. G. Wells, the ""Father of Science Fiction."" It is proposed in this book to present in as orderly an arrangement as the necessarily diffused nature of the subject admits, certain speculations about the trend of present forces, speculations which, taken all together, will build up an imperfect and very hypothetical...