Browse Items (116 total)
- Tags: Future
John Elfreth Watkins, What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years
John Elfreth Watkins, What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years, 1900
Speculation about technological and social progress in the coming 20th century
Tags: 1900; Future; Predictions
Nikola Tesla, The Problem of Increasing Human Energy
Nikola Tesla, The Problem of Increasing Human Energy, 1900
An extended description of the revolutionary potential of Tesla's inventions.
Tags: Automata; Electricity; Energy; Future; Tesla
George Forbes, Harnessing Niagara
George Forbes, Harnessing Niagara, 1895
A description of the Niagara hydro-electric project by a member of the International Niagara Commission.
A Place for Hype
'A Place for Hype', London Review of Books
Tags: 2000s; 2007; 2007-10-5; Alvin Toffler; B-52 bombers; David Edgerton; flat-pack bookcases; Future; History of Science; Horses; Hype; Kalashnikovs; Robert Hughes; Social change; STS; Tenner, Edward
Short Cuts
'Short Cuts', London Review of Books
Tags: 2000s; 2007; 2007-1-25; Bill Gates; Botnets; Engineering; Future; Information Technology; Lanchester, John; Technological Spam
THE LAST DROP
'THE LAST DROP', The New Yorker
Tags: 2000s; 2006; 2006-10-23; aquifers; civil engineering; conflict; Engineering; Future; Pollution; Specter, Michael; water management; wells
Red Science
'Red Science', London Review of Books
Tags: 2000s; 2006; 2006-9-3; Andrew Brown; Biography; Chemistry; Communism; Crystallography; Freudianism; Future; Hobsbawm, Eric; JD Bernal; John Kendrew; Lord Mountbattan; Politics; Science fiction; Sexuality; X-Ray Crystallography
The cars of the elect will be driverless
'The cars of the elect will be driverless', London Review of Books
Tags: 1990s; 1996; 1996-10-31; apocalypse; Critiques and Comments; Driverless cars; Future; Futures; Harold Bloom; Kermode, Frank; Millennium; STS
Why sounding the alarm on chemical contamination is not necessarily alarmist
'Why sounding the alarm on chemical contamination is not necessarily alarmist', London Review of Books
Tags: 1990s; 1996; 1996-5-9; Chemical Products; Chemistry; contamination; Dianne Dumanoski; Future; Giddens, Anthony; Insecticides; Pollution; Theo Colborn
Chronicle of an Epidemic
'Chronicle of an Epidemic', London Review of Books
Tags: 1980s; 1988; 1988-5-19; AIDS; Disease; Epidemic; Future; Medicine; Michael Lesy; Randy Shilts; Robert Kilodny; Ryle, John; Sexual Behaviour; Vaccine; Virginia Johnson; William Masters
THE STAFFS OF LIFE V-THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET
'THE STAFFS OF LIFE V-THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET', The New Yorker
Tags: 1980s; 1985; 1985-3-11; Biology; Future; Kahn, E. J.; Plant Sciences; soybeans; world hunger
Futures
'Futures', London Review of Books
Tags: 1980s; 1981; 1981-5-2; Dunn, John; Forecasting; Future; Other; Progress; Robert Nisbet
THE WORLD'S RESOURCES III-HUMAN ENERGY
'THE WORLD'S RESOURCES III-HUMAN ENERGY', The New Yorker
Tags: 1980; 1980-4-7; 1980s; Barnet, Richard J.; Engineering; factories; Future; Multinationals; Planning; Production
II-THE ANALYTICAL ENGINE
'II-THE ANALYTICAL ENGINE', The New Yorker
Tags: 1960s; 1963; 1963-10-26; Bernstein, Jeremy; Computers; Engineering; Future; History; Information Technology; Machine Learning; Perceptron
Electrifying Football
'Electrifying Football', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1956; 1956-11-9; Broadcasting; Design and Invention; Electronic brains; Engineering; football; Future; invention; Partch, Virgil; Sport
Our Crowded Sky
'Our Crowded Sky', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1956; 1956-8-31; Aeronautics and Aerospace; air lanes; Aviation; Engineering; Future; White, Theodore H.
Breakaway Plane
'Breakaway Plane', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1956; 1956-6-22; Aeronautics and Aerospace; Aviation; Engineering; Flight; Future; Haggerty Jr., James J.; supersonic
Four Great Medical Triumphs Just Ahead
'Four Great Medical Triumphs Just Ahead', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1956; 1956-6-8; Cancer; Disease; Future; heart trouble; Laurence, William L.; Medical research; Medicine; Mental illness; Virus
Turbocars
'Turbocars', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1955; 1955-6-24; Automobile; Cars; Engineering; Future; Haggerty Jr., James J.; Jet power; Mechanical Engineering
You Name It---They'll Invent It
'You Name It---They'll Invent It', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1955; 1955-4-29; Design and Invention; Engineering; Future; Heinz, W.C.; invention; mousetrap; plastic home; Research laboratory
The Navy Comes Up With a Real Flying Saucer""
'The Navy Comes Up With a Real Flying Saucer""', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1955; 1955-4-29; Aeronautics; Aeronautics and Aerospace; Engineering; Flying Saucer; Future; Haggerty Jr., James J.; Military; Navy; one-man flying machine
Stereatronics---A New Science That Will Change Your Way of Life
'Stereatronics---A New Science That Will Change Your Way of Life', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1954; 1954-9-3; Electrical Engineering; Electronics; Engineering; Future; Ryan, Cornelius; Steratronics
A New Electrick Car
'A New Electrick Car', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1953; 1953-10-30; Cohn, Howard; Electric Car; Energy Engineering; Engineering; Future
The Atom-Liner
'The Atom-Liner', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1953; 1953-5-23; Aeronautics and Aerospace; Aviation; Engineering; Future; Haggerty Jr., James J.; nuclear transport
Will They Climb Mt. Everest Now?
'Will They Climb Mt. Everest Now?', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1953; 1953-4-4; Climbing; Earth Sciences; Future; Geography; Shipton, Eric
EMERGENCY!
'EMERGENCY!', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1953; 1953-3-14; Aeronautics and Aerospace; Engineering; Future; space travel; survival in space
Testing the Men
'Testing the Men', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1953; 1953-3-7; Aeronautics and Aerospace; Engineering; Future; space travel; survival in space
Man's Survival in Space
'Man's Survival in Space', Colliers Weekly
Tags: 1950s; 1953; 1953-2-28; Aeronautics and Aerospace; Engineering; experts; Future; Rockets; space travel