Description:From the It is the purpose of the Essays which follow to attempt a series of speculative predictions dealing with the possible development of the world during the next hundred years. If one looks back a hundred years and so looking compares the world of that day with the world of to-day, one becomes almost equally conscious of the equal risk of under-estimating and of over-estimating the developments which lie in front of us. That man only is wise who does not dogmatise and who proclaims nothing impossible. ... [W]ith whatever reputation as a prophet I emerge from the publication of these Essays, one thing may certainly be predicted—that I am unlikely to witness either the vindication or the confusion of my vaticinatory efforts. And it is almost equally improbable that anyone, however young, who reads this book on its publication, will live to be old enough either to acclaim or to deride its conclusions. The 1st Earl of Birkenhead would pass away from pneumonia in 1930, the year of this books publication. The essays written cover, specifically, War, Industry, Everyday Life, Amenities, Air (flight), World Polity, Women and the Future (meaning the 100 years after 2030). This IS a public domain work. Most editions you will find are unedited OCR versions that contain frequent errors, no formatting (like bold or italicized text) and large gaps where one page ends and the next begins. This version has been restored. Brought to you by www.poorrichardsprintshop.comWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The world in 2030 A.D.. To get started finding The world in 2030 A.D., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: From the It is the purpose of the Essays which follow to attempt a series of speculative predictions dealing with the possible development of the world during the next hundred years. If one looks back a hundred years and so looking compares the world of that day with the world of to-day, one becomes almost equally conscious of the equal risk of under-estimating and of over-estimating the developments which lie in front of us. That man only is wise who does not dogmatise and who proclaims nothing impossible. ... [W]ith whatever reputation as a prophet I emerge from the publication of these Essays, one thing may certainly be predicted—that I am unlikely to witness either the vindication or the confusion of my vaticinatory efforts. And it is almost equally improbable that anyone, however young, who reads this book on its publication, will live to be old enough either to acclaim or to deride its conclusions. The 1st Earl of Birkenhead would pass away from pneumonia in 1930, the year of this books publication. The essays written cover, specifically, War, Industry, Everyday Life, Amenities, Air (flight), World Polity, Women and the Future (meaning the 100 years after 2030). This IS a public domain work. Most editions you will find are unedited OCR versions that contain frequent errors, no formatting (like bold or italicized text) and large gaps where one page ends and the next begins. This version has been restored. Brought to you by www.poorrichardsprintshop.comWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The world in 2030 A.D.. To get started finding The world in 2030 A.D., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.