LoveReading4Kids Says
Congratulations to whoever decided to reissue three much loved 70s science books as this, The Usborne Book of the Future. Each of the books, Robots, Future Cities, Star Travel, was first published in 1979, those halcyon days post Save the Whale but pre–Global Warming, post manmade fibres but pre-micro plastics, when thinking about the future meant imagining a better, brighter world for everyone.
They’re presented exactly as they were first published, no updates at all, so that everyone who reads them can revel in the sense of excitement and optimism, while checking how much the authors got right, and what we still have to hope for – floating cities, inter-stellar colonies and lunar Olympics included.
There will be many people who grew up loving these books – futurologist Tom Cheesewright for example, who contributes the foreword – and though the illustrations now have a decidedly retro charm, the content is still inspiring, a celebration of the best of science, engineering and human ingenuity.
Andrea Reece
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Book of the Future Synopsis
First published in 1979, the Usborne Book of the Future is a fondly-remembered book from a time when people dreamed of the future as a place filled with wonder and amazing new technology.
After more than 40 years of science fiction focusing on dystopias and doom, it's time to remind readers young and old that, in fact, the Future is STILL a place that holds hope and excitement.
The book is built in three sections.
The first explores all kinds of robots, the jobs they will do on land, sea and in space, and where they will get power from.
The second is all about cities of the future, and how people will live, what new buildings they will build, how computers will change the world, and what people will do for fun.
The final section is about the future of travel, from planes, trains and cars on Earth, to Space shuttles and journeys to colonise other planets.
This re-issued book retains the original text and stunning artwork, but now comes with a foreword by renowned BBC Futurologist Tom Cheesewright, who was inspired into his career by the original edition of the book. From outlining the internet to asteroid mines to 3D printers and robot helpers, you'll be surprised by how accurately this book predicted life in the 21st Century.
Long out of print, copies of the original printing of this book fetch three figures on auction sites. Now at last people who remember this book from their childhood can find it again, and share it with the next generation, at normal bookshop prices!
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About Kenneth Gatland, Brian Lewis
George J. Thompson, Ph.D., is a former English professor and a black belt master of karate. He created and crash-tested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat. He is now a popular lecturer and lives -in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jerry B. Jenkins was most recently the co-author of Miracle Mon. The Nolan Ryan Story.
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