
The Rough Guide to The Future
Jon Turney(Author)
Rough Guides (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-1-85828-781-2 (ISBN)
Description
Find the future now with 50 predictions in The Rough Guide to the Future.
Wondering what's really in store for the human race? Nanotechnology and gene enhancements, solar power and carbon capture? Or oil shocks, water wars, food shortages, and mass extinction? The Rough Guide to the Future cuts a clear path through the jungle of scientific research and political debate, steering you around the prophets of doom and the utopian visionaries, to take you on a tour of the likeliest possibilities for the rest of this century - and beyond. It covers 50 predictions from the world's leading futurologists and chronicles predictions from the past along with visions of the future. You'll find out where we go from here with The Rough Guide to the Future.
Wondering what's really in store for the human race? Nanotechnology and gene enhancements, solar power and carbon capture? Or oil shocks, water wars, food shortages, and mass extinction? The Rough Guide to the Future cuts a clear path through the jungle of scientific research and political debate, steering you around the prophets of doom and the utopian visionaries, to take you on a tour of the likeliest possibilities for the rest of this century - and beyond. It covers 50 predictions from the world's leading futurologists and chronicles predictions from the past along with visions of the future. You'll find out where we go from here with The Rough Guide to the Future.
Reviews / Votes
impressively comprehensive guide to the shape of things to come * The Daily Telegraph *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
APA Publications
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85828-781-2 (9781858287812)
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Jon Turney
Rough Guide to The Future
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Person
Jon Turney is a science writer and former features editor of The Times' Higher Education supplement, with degrees in Biochemistry and History of Science. He has taught at UCL and was head of the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Imperial College