It’s easy to feel pessimistic when contemplating the future but this book presents a thoroughly exciting and optimistic vision of what’s to come.
From floating cities to massive new nature reserves, an elevator into space to robotic suits giving emergency responders superpowers, all are included in in its information-filled pages. Tom Cheesewright is an applied futurist, which means his job is to predict the future and he’s found lots to give us hope in new technologies and inventions.
Lifting the flap reveals information-rich details on the hows and whats to these futuristic visions, and it concludes with predictions of when we might see the possibilities turned into reality: space-based solar panels to beam energy back to Earth in the next forty years? Fingers crossed!
An inspiring and empowering read for young people.
Join futurologist Tom Cheesewright on a tour of our world, decades into the future.
Eight scenes show readers what wonders await in our cities, our landscapes, inside our own bodies and of course in the expanse of outer space. Lift the flaps to find out what new things we'll be able to do, how new technology will work, and what changes we can expect about the way we live.
There'll be virtual assistants to answer all our questions and guide us. There'll be all sorts of gear we can put on to let us explore the oceans and the skies closer than ever before. Gigantic new structures will straddle land and ocean, with soaring elevators that can carry us all the way to space. Engineers will find ways to help people live on Mars, or explore the galaxy. Tiny robotic pills can monitor our health from the inside, and keep us alive for longer.
The Future is a place of great hope and excitement, and it's closer than you dare to dream...
Tom Cheesewright is a futurist. He helps people to think more clearly about the future. To imagine new possibilities, see opportunities, and avert threats. He spends his time reading, researching and imagining, telling stories about tomorrow, and teaching others how to do the same.
